Advance in the fight Canada's women's team for its labor law. The national team players announced an agreement with the Federation, which they have been negotiating for more than a year, to receive a payment of your participation in the World. “On Monday, July 24, we entered into a provisional agreement with Canada Soccer to compensate our team for 2023, including the award of FIFA Women's World Cup prize money,” the letter begins, specifying that for reaching this agreement, they had to give up salary parity compared to the men's team.

“As the The financial limits of Canada Soccerwe saw each other forced to choose between compensation and the financing necessary for the organization of training camps. We were forced to choose between receiving a fair share of the rewards for our teams' success at World Cups and our commitment to equal pay and treatment with our men's national team. These are decisions we shouldn't have to make.“, they emphasize in the press release posted on social networks.

While waiting to play the last day of the group stage against Australia, the players are still immersed in an argument in the offices. “We are deeply disappointed to find ourselves without a more comprehensive agreement at this crucial stage of our timetable. Although many important points remain to be negotiated in the future with Canada Soccer, we have worked with Canada Soccer to ensure that this interim compensation agreement guarantees, at a minimum, the equal pay with our men's national teamwithin the limits created by the financial situation of Canada Soccer”, they add.

“It is not finished -they are crying-. We and the Men's National Team remain committed to finding a long-term solution that provides fair and equitable treatment to our current national teams. And investments in the future of Canadian soccer, but for now, our team just wants to focus on football“, they conclude.