Canada wear 'enough is enough' T-shirts ahead of USA clash

Canada's women's team wore purple shirts displaying the words "enough is enough" as a protest ahead of their SheBelieves Cup match against the United States.

Last week the Olympic champions - who will face the Republic of Ireland at this summer's World Cup - issued a statement complaining about the level of funding from Canada Soccer, with captain Christine Sinclair saying the team were going on strike over the matter.

After that action was subsequently called off at the weekend, Canada players then donned the purple T-shirts prior to their 2-0 loss to the US in Florida, while players from both teams wore purple tape on their wrists.

A statement from the Canadian Soccer Players' Association [CSPA] said: "Tonight our players will be wearing purple as a symbol of protest. Purple has historically been associated with efforts to achieve gender equality.

"Considering the current circumstances, our players will continue to wear purple until our association has standards in place that ensure equal treatment and opportunity."

Representatives of the CSPA and Canada Soccer met at the weekend to discuss the situation.

The CSPA released a statement from the players saying that before the meeting "Canada Soccer told us that they consider our job action to be an unlawful strike" and that "if we did not return to work... they would not only take legal action to force us back to the pitch but would consider taking steps to collect what could be millions of dollars in damages".

It added: "We continue to believe that Canada Soccer's cuts to the national team programs - especially right before our World Cup - are unacceptable. We continue to believe that Canada Soccer needs to do more to support our programs and our players.

"And we continue to