Originally Posted by
dawg80
This is a US Soccer Association issue. If you look at the international scene, through the governing body FIFA, the men's game annihilates the women's in revenue. I read an article the other day about this, and can't remember the exact numbers, but it was something like: the Men's WC Final (2014) made $40 billion while the Women's WC Final (2015) made $78 million.
Now, it is true in the US the Women's Final had a higher TV viewership than EVERY other sporting event, except the Super Bowls, the past two years. Yes, the WC Final, USA vs Japan, out-rated the NBA finals, the World Series, CBB FF, you name it! So, this is strictly a US Soccer issue. Which is what the players of the women's team are saying in their complaint.
World wide, you'd have to add together about 7 Super Bowl viewer totals to approach just one WC Men's Final.
Anyway, this issue needs to be addressed and settled, behind closed doors, and everyone move on to the task of moving US soccer ahead.