MIAMI: The US showed solidarity with the Canadian women’s team in their pay dispute before beating them 2-0 in the opening game of the SheBelieves Cup in Orlando on Thursday.
The Canadian team had threatened to go on strike last week due to their dispute over pay and contracts with the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) before backing down after they were warned their action would not be legal.
The team are also demanding equal terms to the men’s national side and captain Christine Sinclair had made it clear the team were playing under protest.
The team walked out ahead of the game wearing purple tee-shirts emblazoned with the slogan ‘Enough is Enough’ and before kickoff they former a joint huddle with the US team.
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