The Canadian Women's national team said Saturday night that players would return to team activities after Canada Soccer threatened legal action because of their protest over cuts to the women's program.
Players did not practice earlier Saturday in preparation for this week's SheBelieves Cup game against the rival U.S. national team in Florida, after announcing a day earlier: “The time is now, we are taking job action.”“Prior to that meeting, Canada Soccer told us that they consider our job action to be an unlawful strike,” the team said in a statement released Saturday night.
“As individual players who have received no compensation yet for any of our work for Canada Soccer in 2022, we cannot afford the risks that personal action against us by Canada Soccer will create,” the statement said. “Because of this, we have advised Canada Soccer that we will return to training tomorrow and will play in the SheBelieves Cup as scheduled.”
“Canada Soccer was not prepared to jeopardize the SheBelieves Cup tournament, the preparation it would afford the women’s national team for the upcoming FIFA World Cup, nor the experience it would afford countless fans who had undoubtedly traveled to Orlando to see their national team heroes," the statement said. "Canada Soccer therefore took the necessary steps to ensure that such games will be played as scheduled.
Canada was scheduled to play its opening SheBelieves Cup match against the United States on Thursday at Orlando's Exploria Stadium. Japan and Brazil are also playing in the round-robin tournament that will visit three U.S. cities.
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