CSPA clarifies statement on women’s interim deal with Canada Soccer

The Canadian Soccer Players’ Association has cleared the air on the interim deal the senior girls’s workforce struck with Canada Soccer in July.

In a press release launched Wednesday, the CSPA mentioned that the compensation the ladies will obtain as a part of the deal for 2023 “is significantly more” than the gamers’ base compensation in 2021 and is “not zero.”

As a part of the settlement, Canada Soccer additionally dedicated “to fill all available remaining FIFA windows for 2023 for the Women’s National Team.”

In addition, separate compensation will likely be given to those that competed on the latest Women’s World Cup, which will likely be above the minimal required by FIFA for a group-stage exit.

The CSPA launched a press release on July 28 that mentioned gamers had to decide on between compensation and funding for coaching camps on account of Canada Soccer’s monetary constraints.

The CPSA clarified Wednesday that the selection to fund coaching camps doesn’t imply gamers don’t get any compensation in any respect.

The July assertion additionally mentioned the workforce needed to choose between equal pay to the boys’s workforce and getting a “fair share” of the rewards from its successes on the World Cup whereas including it “at minimum” acquired equal pay with the boys.