Alex Morgan says the U.S. women's national team needs to make sure players aren't losing any of their existing compensation under the identical contract proposals the U.S. Soccer Federation has made to both the men's and women's teams. But the governing body also said it would refuse to agree to a deal in which World Cup prize money is not equalized. The offers are the latest salvo by the federation to address the highly successful women team's demands for compensation equitable to what the men's team receives. Last week, the federation asked the men’s union to voluntarily equalize World Cup bonus money paid to the federation by FIFA. FIFA awarded $400 million in prize money for the 32 teams at the 2018 men’s World Cup, including $38 million to champion France.

Source: Fox News September 15, 2021 20:37 UTC