Funny how this comment is right below the comment thread about how that Deadspin article was poorly researched, clickbait-heavy, and overall an extremely bad take by a writer who is not a regular member of the Deadspin staff.

In their CBA, they settled for higher guaranteed salary pay and less proceeds from games.

Given that US soccer is a non-profit organization that represents the US government in international football

I was thinking the exact same thing. I would say they didn’t just suggest that, they derisively mocked them with that insinuation. Any correction to that, yet?

My first thought upon reading this article too... When will the retraction be issued?

Move along, nothing to see here.

This is a terrible analogy. I get what you are going for (it is true that the USWNT is well ahead of the USMNT when it comes to international success), but your NBA analogy totally misses the mark.

They face much, much tougher competition than the women do.

Hey, remember that time Deadspin said the men’s team doesn’t support the women’s team?

I have reached out to every member of the US Men’s soccer team, former President Obama, and deceased football legend Johan Cruyff for comment. So far I have received no response. I think that says it all.

Since Chinese swimmer Sun Yang won two gold medals at the 2012 Beijing Olympics, . . .

Yes, because we need politics in EVERYTHING!  Sesame Street?  YES!  We need to interrupt the weather report for it as well.  I guess it never occurred to him that there might be people who want to know scores, and highlights, and not the political views of the people reporting them.  

They don’t have to spend the money if they don’t want to, especially if they can get a better return on another investment. Maybe now they think the investment will pay off, or maybe the expense is worth the PR. Most people prefer to consume sports at the highest level which usually means watching (& paying) men play…

Lol, just because they CAN doesn’t mean they SHOULD.
If it hasn’t become profitable to field a women’s team - which is the point of the comment - then it doesn’t matter how much money a corporation has. Throwing away money is never a good thing. 

Because everything has to be someone else’s fault. This is 2019.

“But like in every other aspect of life, in global soccer the sexism persists. It’s why Real Madrid didn’t agree to take on a women’s club until this year, and the billionaires at Manchester United didn’t start a women’s team until last year.”

I think this is the ultimate reason they cling to the Union. They are not skilled trades, and outside of the automotive industry they have nothing on their resume for other jobs. Millennials are portrayed as the generation of entitlement and yet I look at boomers who demand pay raises and pensions for the most mind…

Hitler kind of sucked, but still [served bravely in the military/initially came to power in a democracy/was a vegetarian/liked dogs], and therefore inherently good.

and teachers unions....

GM and Ford’s all-in labor costs, including wages and benefits, have exceeded $60 an hour for the first time in years, according to the Center for Automotive Research. Fiat Chrysler’s labor costs now stand at $55 per hour,