US Soccer’s tax filings reveal the pay gap is narrowing but still significant. Does the federation need to do more to address the disparity?
Accusations of a pay gap at US Soccer have dogged the federation for years. The players on the US women’s national team have accused US Soccer of wage discrimination in a high-profile lawsuit, and last year the federation caught heat for paying USWNT coach Jill Ellis a much smaller salary than her less successful male counterparts.
Although the new guard at the federation has promised reform, the pay gap at US Soccer still exists, according to public tax documents released on Wednesday. The difference is certainly less striking than in years past, but it also doesn’t appear parity will be achieved soon.