How is this different than much of affirmative action?

Last year was a Women’s World Cup Year but a relatively quiet year on the men’s side. It’s disingenuous to single out a specific single year when both teams operate on longer cycles.

Lucky that most of the world is at least not as stupid as you are.

the fact that there’s a U23 designation mean its NOT the USMNT. Here’s an analogy, when people talk about high school teams it’s implied they are referring to the Varsity team, not the junior varsity team. Even though you’re being pedantic, you’re completely wrong.

Not being an asshole. There’s a difference between

literally not the best brag because some of your competitors require women to ask permission from their husbands to play. The british national team makes less that $20,000 a year!

Alabama, in a championship year, generates about $40-50 million in "surplus" or profit, which is about half of the NY Giants' yearly profit. Additionally, the Giants have a value of about 2.2 Billion. People love the Tide, and a lot more love the Giants.

On a professional level, women don’t have the athleticism to compete in sports that place emphasis on strength and speed. Look no further than 100m records or lifting records to realize the disparity is real. What women at your gym can do doesn’t enter the equation.

FY16 is from April 1 2015 - March 31 2016, so that likely included some of the lead up to the World Cup + the victory tour.