I have been living in USA for five years.

Muggles?

That’s not actually true. In 2015 the women got $2M from FIFA for winning the world cup. In 2014 the men got $9M for finishing 9th.

Because the WNT plays tomato cans, and their primarily white fans love to see their adorable white girls destroy women’s teams from impoverished countries.

The US rating for a world cup has zero to do with it. First, the World Cup TV rights are handled globally by FIFA. I am going to bet that the fee paid for the Men’s rights is massively more than for the women’s. So what rating the women’s team gets in the 20th best market (I have no clue but I imagine the number of…

The only reason the women’s team dominates the rest of the world is because internationally women’s soccer is woefully underdeveloped. Sadly there are many countries that don’t take women’s sports seriously. It’s an unfair system that the US women have benefited from for a long time.

But that projection includes the Olympic victory tour for the women, which didn’t happen.

I don’t think they have? They do in years that the women’s World Cup is held. So, 2011, 2015, and they likely will in 2019. But three years out of the four, I think the men’s team produces more revenue, and in years when the World Cup is held (so, 2010, 2014, 2018) the men’s team produces much more revenue.
The…

Please save the “try again” snark; it wasn’t a challenge

“in the last few years the USWNT actually created MORE revenue than the men’s team for USSoccer.”

You do not know how capitalism works at all do you?

So they’re a top 15 or 20-ish team, give or take, based on their success making it to the knockout stage over the last couple decades. There are 211 countries vying for World Cup spots. That puts them in the top 10%. Doesn’t really meet the definition for “middling” within the frame of reference of international…

The US has qualified for the Round of 16 in 3 of the last 4 World Cup finals. I mean, there are clearly more competitive men’s national teams than women’s national teams, and the men aren’t doing too badly especially considering where the program was before the 1990 World Cup.

People that understand economics know that this entire conversation is stupid. Their pay represents what they’re willing to play for and what US Soccer is willing to pay. Everything else is irrelevant.

It’s not just about U.S. ratings. The men’s World Cup is the most watched event in the entire world. The U.S. gets a share of that WC money from FIFA. Meanwhile, very few countries outside of the U.S. give a shit about women’s soccer, so their share of the proceeds is comparatively tiny.

USWNT- Big fish in a very very small pond

The men’s team receives a cut of MEN’S WC profit, the women receive a cut of Women’s WC. one pie is just much larger

They convieniently leave that crucial information out these articles....

Per diems, playing all home games on grass, and other things like that should be equal for both teams and are apples to apples.

Ummm, base salary for the USMNT is $0.