Canada women's national team coach Bev Priestman says the dispute between her players and the Canadian federation is weighing on the team as it prepares for its opening match of the SheBelieves Cup against the United States on Thursday.
Canada women's national team coach Bev Priestman says the dispute between her players and the Canadian federation is weighing on the team as it prepares for its opening match ofThe Canadian players say there have been drastic cuts to the program ahead of this summer's Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Priestman, who coached the Canadian women to the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, spoke to reporters Wednesday via a conference call. "We are being forced back to work for the short term. This is not over. We will continue to fight for everything we deserve and we will win. The SheBelieves is being played in protest," Sinclair posted on social media.
Last June the men's team -- at the time preparing for its first World Cup appearance in 36 years -- boycotted a match against Panama in Vancouver to draw attention to the issue. "Canada Soccer respects the players' right to organize," the federation said in response. "The players, while having taken job action, were not and are not in a legal strike position under Ontario labor law."
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