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ESPN Secures Worldwide Broadcasting Rights To NWSL

ESPN has just officially secured the exclusive worldwide broadcasting rights to the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). The deal, which gives ESPN the rights to both the regular season and playoffs, allows ESPN Player subscribers to broadcast NWSL matches in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and parts of Asia.

USWNT-USSF Mediation Talks Break Down; Case Looks To Be Heading Back To Court

The USWNT’s search for equal pay and equality looks to be heading back to the courts.

The U.S. women’s national team sued the U.S. Soccer Federation for gender discrimination earlier this year. The two sides decided to meet for mediation to come to an agreement before going to court.

Those talks appear to have broken down on Wednesday.

U.S. Soccer Preparing Bid To Host 2027 Women's World Cup

On the heels of the announcement of Kate Markgraf as the first general manager of the USWNT, the USSF has stated it will be preparing a bid to host the 2027 Women's World Cup. The 2027 bid has been hinted at over the past year, with president Carlos Cordeiro mentioning a potential bid at a USSF meeting in February.

Frank De Boer Calls Equal Pay 'Ridiculous'

Frank de Boer, manager of Atlanta United, has become the talk of the town after calling equal pay “ridiculous.” 

In an interview with the Guardian he said:

Newly Announced USWNT GM Kate Markgraf Will Not Limit Coaching Search To Female Candidates

The United States Soccer Federation announced the first official USWNT general manager will be former U.S. player Kate Markgraf on Monday.

Taylor Swift Quote

While they were winning the World Cup, they were also taking a historic stand in terms of gender equality, gender pay gap. Please, please support her [Alex Morgan] and her teammates because this isn’t over yet. It’s not resolved. What happened to them is unfair. It’s happening everywhere and they are heroes and icons for standing up.

Taylor Swift Praises Alex Morgan And USWNT During Teen Choice Awards

There’s no more convenient way to earn a surfboard than by winning at the Teen Choice Awards, so Lionel Messi and Tobin Heath will be disappointed to have lost out on Choice Male Athlete and Choice Female Athlete, respectively, at the 2019 award show in Hermosa Beach, California, on Sunday night.

But soccer still got its moment in the spotlight when Taylor Swift was presented with the inaugural Icon Award at the show — presenting her surfboard was USWNT star Alex Morgan.

Report: USSF Lobbyist Tried To Convince Democratic Presidential Candidates USWNT Isn’t Underpaid

The U.S. Soccer Federation’s hiring of lobbyists is not going well.

The USSF lobbyists were ostensibly hired to try to convince politicians that the USWNT was in fact paid quite well and the USSF should not be punished for an inequality between the men’s and women’s national teams. 

But things appear to be going south for U.S. Soccer.

USSF Hires Two Lobbying Firms To Contest USWNT Equal Pay Suit

With the mediation between the USWNT and United States Soccer Federation on the horizon, it appears the USSF has sought out extra support when attempting to dispute the USWNT equal-pay suit.

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