Women’s soccer team strikes labour deal

With the World Cup approaching, the Canadian Soccer Association has struck a two-year compensation deal with the women’s national team. The labour peace is in stark contrast to south of the border, where the U.S. women have filed a lawsuit alleging “institutionalized gender discrimination” that includes unequal pay with their counterparts on the men’s national team. Canada Soccer says its new deal with the women runs through 2020 and covers player payments, performance and roster bonuses for competitions including this summer’s World Cup in France as well as image rights use, player appearances, travel and accommodation.