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10 Berkeley J. Ent. & Sports L. 1 (2021)

handle is hein.journals/bjesl10 and id is 1 raw text is: Glory & Gold Medals Don't Pay Rent: The Case for Paying U.S. National Soccer Teams Tyler Fields The United States Women's National Soccer Team is one of the most successful national teams of all time, having amassed four World Cup titles and four Olympic titles in the last thirty years. In recent years, multiple disagreements over how much they are paid by their employer, U.S. Soccer, has led to an array of litigation including both an Equal Pay Act and a Title VII lawsuit. The lawsuits aside, a bigger question remains: Why is U.S. Soccer paying both the men and the women at all? Most U.S. Olympians and other international athletes make little to nothing for national representation when compared to the bonuses paid to US. Soccer teams. This Comment argues that soccer is different from other sports and that to drive international competitiveness, paying the national teams is a necessary floor for any hope of success. Additionally, this Comment argues that paying the U.S. Women more is in the national interest and furthers the mission of U.S. Soccer. This Comment explores the global financing of national sports representation from the history of U.S. Soccer and the two senior teams to other Olympic sports at home and abroad. Finally, this Comment concludes with an analysis of what equal pay looks like in the soccer context and offers commentary on the economic counterarguments to paying the US. Women more. Intro du ction ................................................................................................. . . 2 I. Global Financing of National Team Service ............................................... 5 A . The Equal Pay Act & Title VII................................................... 5 B. U. S. Soccer's Origins & Current Financial Structure.................. 7 C. A History of U.S. National Soccer Team Compensation.............9 D. Comparative International Compensation for National Soccer T eam Service............................................................................ . . 14 E. U.S. & International Compensation for Olympic National T eam Service............................................................................ . . 16 II. U.S. Soccer Should Pay the National Soccer Teams................................ 18 A. Compensation Is a Necessary Floor for International C om petitiveness ......................................................................... 19 1

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