MADRID, 3 (EUROPA PRESS)

“A tentative agreement has been reached with national team players for 2022 provisional funding. The terms reflect an agreement similar to that which exists with men’s national team players which includes per game incentives and a results-based compensation,” announced Canada Soccer.

Federation General Secretary Earl Cochrane said “it’s about respect, dignity and equalizing the competitive environment in a fundamentally unequal world”. “We have been consistent and public about the need for fairness and equal pay to be the pillars of any new agreement with our players, and we stand by that today,” he celebrated.

“While this is a significant step forward and progress, there is still work to be done to ensure our two national teams receive the resources and support needed to prepare and compete.” , he added of the deal.

The press release indicates that “a new general collective agreement is still being negotiated” for the two teams. “Therefore, the interim funding agreement with the players of the women’s national team is subject to change depending on the details included in the final collective agreement,” he said of an agreement in course of “finalization” by the legal advisers of the two parties.

The players went on strike in February, arguing that the lack of funding they complain will undermine their ability to perform at this year’s Women’s World Cup in Oceania. Now, and three days after the resignation of Nick Bontis as President of Canada Soccer, they have reached this principle of agreement, having always counted on the support of the men’s section.