Their case wasn't very strong to begin with, which is why they worked it so hard in the court of public opinion. The sad part is, they are looking out for #1, which isn't entirely wrong, but it may have serious consequences for their professional league.
Actually, the more I look into what the women's team was trying to do, the happier I am they lost and the angrier I get at the narrative created in the public realm by writers like Grant Wahl and Caitlin Murray. This is from a huge lefty stalwart feminist sympathizer in myself, too. Essentially, the women were arguing they wanted more money because they got better results than the men even though they negotiated a CBA a few years ago, but without negotiating again. Then, they acted shocked (As did people like Grant Wahl, who, apparently, doesn't talk to lawyers when researching an article on a damn court case.) when they lost on this very obvious legal point. So obvious, in fact, the judge didn't even send it to trial. The best analogy I heard was they folded after they put up a $5 blind and then demanded $95 from the winning hand of $100 when the card reveal showed they had the best hand. It doesn't work this way. Meanwhile, they have spent years using the court of public opinion to drum up anger and resentment towards the men's team and US Soccer (Who, it must be said, did themselves no favors in the process.), shitting on both extensively while demanding they both unequivocally support their case. I'm glad the men's team has given them a tepid amount of support consisting of little more than collective statements. Hell, I wish more players were like Jermaine Jones, who essentially told them to [uck fay] off. Not only this, the nature of their CBA stated they were to be paid a salary for their appearances on the national team, rejecting the pay for appearance method for the men's team and for which they were offered. This created a smaller group of players, as the USSF didn't want to have pay for a bunch of yearly salaries for various players called into the team throughout the year's matches (Which is also why you see the same old guard at every tournament), and froze out other women from their opportunity to earn a spot on the national team. I also have to think this expensive court case will reduce the amount of money available for the women's pro league, which US Soccer subsidizes, putting the NWSL in danger of going into the same bankruptcy issues as their previous incarnations. So, they are screwing the other female players. In the end, it appears to me to be a group of players who accomplished quite a bit and wanting to get paid for it. Unfortunately, it also seems to be a case where this has gone to their heads a bit and they are willing to burn a lot of things down to get their payday.
Guess I’m a Dortmund fan. https://scontent.fbna1-2.fna.fbcdn....=211067a7df4288e534165c1802c86804&oe=5EDB7CC2
I bet it seems like 14 when you only have 7-8 top quality players in your team, as opposed to a roster full of them. But yeah, just keep blaming the refs if it makes you feel better
No, it seems like 14 when you have one team swatting away shots in their own box with their arm and not even getting so much as a VAR review for it from the ref. Or exactly what I said.
