U.S. women’s soccer team wins World Cup amid criticism; Nike releases ‘I Believe’ tribute
The U.S. women’s soccer team are returning home champions again. The team dominated the Netherlands in the Women’s World Cup final and winning 2-0. Throughout the tournament, NPR reported, the U.S. brushed aside criticism, complaints of arrogance and calls for the team to tone down their goal celebrations, but the team still won all seven World Cup games.
The U.S. team also will return home to a new fight. In March, the U.S. Women’s National Team sued U.S. Soccer for gender discrimination. In the lawsuit, the team claimed the soccer federation pays them far less than similarly situated members of the men’s team. A men’s team that has had nowhere near the success of the women on the international stage. Both sides agreed to mediation after the tournament.
Related to the team’s World Cup win …
Nike released a powerful tribute video. In a tweet, the company prefaced the video with this: “This team wins. Everyone wins. Victory is when we all win. It’s only crazy until you do it.”
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