Canada women make U-turn on planned strike and return to training following legal threats from Canada Soccer

Canada women cancelled a proposed strike following legal threats from Canada soccer and returned to training on Sunday. The team had planned to go on strike last week in their pursuit of pay equality and improved funding for their sport but made a U-turn on Sunday over the potential consequences. Ad After captain Christine Sinclair announced the walkout on Friday, the team have confirmed they won’t be striking any longer as they «cannot afford the risks» any consequent action would entail.

Football'I no longer want to hide' — Getafe's Jankto comes out as gay2 HOURS AGO The players released a joint statement on Friday, which explained how Canada soccer considered their job action to be an “unlawful strike”. Although they went on to say how they respected the players’ rights to organise, they «were not and are not in a legal strike position under Ontario labour law». Sinclair broke the silence on social media and wrote on Twitter: «We are being forced back to work for the short term.

»This is not over. We will continue to fight for everything we deserve and we will win." Canada will compete in the SheBelieves Cup tournament in February “in protest”, where they will come up against the United States. The players announced they would reluctantly return to training on Sunday, but still believe the national team programme is «unacceptable».