USWNT

The NWSL finally has a CBA. So what is it? And what does this mean for the players? The Daily Californian breaks it all down.

Earlier this month, NWSL players spoke out against coach Paul Riley for sexual misconduct. Coaches were fired, games were canceled and protests took place. How long until women can feel safe in their respective sports?

Even so, the women were paid less for their efforts. There are countless examples of female athletes earning less than they are due in sports.

It’s easy to ignore problems in women’s sports when they aren’t headlining news. However, the very reason they aren’t is the crux of the issue. Hidden beneath multiple retweets is the complex ecology of inequity that demands our attention.

Having previously been at the forefront of social justice causes, including women’s rights and LGBTQ+ movements, the U.S. women’s national team must channel the same energy into the Black Lives Matter campaign if it wants to stay true to its slogan of “One Nation. One Team.”

Regardless of race, gender, age or any other potential identifier, all individuals deserve the same opportunities and treatment. No player should have to earn equality.

Oh, yeah, and the greatest soccer you will ever see is played by women.

With a squad that is as menacing as it is skillful, the USWNT enter Thursday’s Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football Women’s Championship group stage match against Mexico (7:30 p.m. ET on FS1) with everything to lose.