I meant more guaranteed for the men, since they'd always get a piece of the women's pot. If I had a vote, I would be unwilling to share pots unless the women completely cleared the air and apologized (so, not happening).
I personally think the federation should split. Women get their own commercial and other revenues, men get their own.
I'm honestly not sure if there is a mechanism for that within FIFA. I am beyond fed-up with this. At this point, I would be fine if the US Soccer simply told the women to take their protests to Switzerland.
The men don't sometimes miss, though. It was once in 30 years. This kind of deal screws them over because the men's WC will make them more cash than the women, no matter the results. Of course, I don't think the men's team players care much about the payout. Their club team pays their real salary. US Soccer is an amazingly devious and insular organization, one of the worst in American sports. Here, they are trying to pit the two teams against one another and their "solution" is have the men's team bail them out. The women's team manages to beat out the organization is shadiness, amazingly.
the path forward has to be done completely in the public view though, because the women's team will not deal in good faith.
Furthermore any deal they ask for and accept won't be good enough a year from now, which they'll blame on sexism.
I feel dirty on all accounts. The women's demand the US federation pay the discrepancy FIFA dished out for WC payouts between the US women and the French men is among the most dishonest and disingenuous money grabs I've seen in sports. The "LFG" documentary was stomach turning propaganda.
Big away win at Chelsea today for City! DeBruyne seems to have lost something, he isn't playing near how he was 3 years ago.
