ESPN takes Will Cain out of context in equal pay argument during USWNT award segment

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The U.S. women’s national soccer team on Wednesday received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at ESPN’s annual award show, the ESPYS, for their fight for equal pay with the men’s team and raising awareness for pay inequity and social injustices in every field.

The noble cause was center stage in Los Angeles, and it came with a montage showing how and why the players decided to take up the issue of equal pay and their lawsuit against U.S. Soccer. 

The montage then mentioned the "critics pushing back at them" showing tweets from those who disagreed and Will Cain, a former ESPN host now with Fox News Channel, offering his opinion on the matter. The montage included this quote from Cain.

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A guest, Carla Overbeck, Christen Press, Julie Foudy, Briana Scurry, Shannon Boxx, Lorrie Fair, Heather O'Reilly, Sam Mewis, Tobin Heath, Stephanie McCaffrey and a guest of the USWNT, recipients of the Arthur Ashe Award, at The 2023 ESPYS held at Dolby Theatre on July 12, 2023 in Los Angeles. (Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images)

"I think equal pay is a ridiculous concept in and of itself. Soccer, for better or worse, on the men’s side across this globe is much more popular than the women’s," Cain is quoted as saying.

The clip then showed U.S. women’s soccer icon Brandi Chastain, saying "Oh, we get that argument all the time."

ESPN did not take Cain’s full argument, and it was noticed on social media. State Freedom Caucus Network communication director Greg Price found the full clip from Cain’s take and posted it on Twitter on Wednesday night.

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