There’s something rotten in the world of American soccer, and it isn’t just the US Men’s National Team getting bounced from the World Cup by Belgium. Here’s what should really infuriate every red-blooded sports fan: The hard-fought $16 million brought home by the USMNT isn’t staying with the men who earned it. Thanks to a “historic” payout split, the women’s team is cashing in on the men’s sweat and sacrifice—even though they didn’t even play a game in this tournament.
Only under Biden’s America could a system like this exist. The so-called “equal pay” deal is liberal math at its finest—redistributing cash from one squad to another just to check a diversity box. This isn’t about merit anymore. It’s about feel-good policies and woke PR moves that strip away real rewards in favor of globalist virtue signaling.
Ask yourself: When do you see the rest of the world doing this? FIFA pays based on performance. But thanks to U.S. bureaucrats and their progressive handlers, our top male athletes are forced to bankroll their female counterparts. Where is the outrage from all those “pro-choice” feminists who supposedly rail against forced decisions? Seems that “choice” disappears when there’s a big payday at stake—someone else’s payday, that is.
Let’s not forget, this is more than just bad policy. It’s an insult to scores of young boys looking up to these athletes, hoping that hard work actually gets rewarded. Instead, the message from the liberals is clear: Talent and achievement come second to politics and social engineering.
This isn’t progress. It’s punishment dressed up as justice. American teams should earn—and keep—what they win. If the men’s team outperforms, their prize money should go to them, period. Anything less is just handing victory to the “woke” crowd, and selling out those who still believe in earning your own legacy. How much longer will we keep letting the participation trophy crowd rewrite the rules?
Source: Redstate
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