Three MPs on the House committee on Canadian heritage told The Globe and Mail that Canada Soccer’s culture and financial practices should be scrutinized
led to the resignations of the organization’s chief executive and board of directors are now interested in hearing testimony from Canada Soccer, the national governing body responsible for the sport in Canada, as a dispute over pay equity with the women’s national soccer team boils over.
During a media conference call Tuesday, four members of the women’s team said that while they have ended their strike and will play this week at a tournament, they are committed to seeing this fight through. Canada’s top soccer players are seeking better treatment and compensation at a time of heightened excitement about the sport. The women’s team won Olympic gold in 2021, and the men’s team made its first World Cup appearance in 36 years this past fall in Qatar.
He said that he would be keen to ask the organization, given the women’s team’s success, “how they would possibly justify putting them in a very clear, subordinate position in terms of funding and support.” “We want equity for our men’s and women’s team,” he added. “Gone are the days that the men get all the funding and the women get the scraps.”
told reporters they may not participate in their next team training window in April if the dispute isn’t resolved.
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