Canada’s preparations for soccer’s Women’s World Cup stay in disarray following the resignation of governing physique president Nick Bontis over a pay dispute.
The Olympic champions are in a bunch with Australia, Eire and Nigeria for the match, which kicks off on July 20.
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They face the Matildas, in what is about to be the group’s defining match, in Melbourne on July 31.
Among the many favorites to carry the trophy, the Canadians have been rocked by an ongoing labor dispute between governing physique Canada Soccer and the nation’s nationwide groups.
The Canadian ladies’s staff just lately escalated their protest over pay-equity points after they wore purple shirts studying ‘Sufficient is sufficient’ forward of their match towards the USA within the SheBelievesCup.
“Whereas I’ve been one of many greatest proponents of equalizing the aggressive efficiency surroundings for our Girls’s Nationwide Staff, I’ll sadly not be main this group when it occurs,” Bontis, who had been president since November 2020, stated in a press release.
“I acknowledge that this second requires change.”
The ladies’s nationwide staff’s final settlement with Canada Soccer expired in 2021 whereas the boys – who fashioned their very own gamers’ affiliation final August – are negotiating their first formal deal.
Each applications say their finances is being lower.
In the meantime, the Matildas have finalized their Girls’s World Cup preparations by locking in a warm-up recreation with France in Melbourne.
Marvel Stadium will host the pleasant encounter on Bastille Day – July 14 – six days earlier than Tony Gustavsson’s aspect start their match towards Eire in Sydney.
France, presently ranked fifth on the earth, reached the semi-finals of final yr’s European Championship.
The French are one of many few top-10 nations Gustavsson’s aspect haven’t confronted throughout his tenure, with the sport offering a key tune-up forward of group video games.
“To have a send-off match towards a staff of the caliber of France in a particular metropolis like Melbourne presents a beautiful alternative for us to be dialed into the importance of the World Cup,” Gustavsson stated..
– AAP with Reuters.
