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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501
The US men make money because we invested heavily in them even when the fans, attendance and advertisers weren't there and the US men's product was so bad they were getting totally schooled on an international stage.
It's actually not that simple because it takes time and investment. The US men are at a maturity stage but only because of decades of effort. Women's soccer internationally is still largely in infancy. Either invest in its potential or watch the world pass us by which it did for men's soccer for decades. You have to skate to where the puck is going as much as you skate to where it is.
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You're ignoring the bottom line: 20 years from now, the women's world cup will still pull a massively smaller amount than the men's world cup.
It has nothing to do with investment, it has to do with viewership, and how popular a sport is.
When the US mens team was awful (80s and 90s?), the world cup was still the largest sporting event in the world.
Women's pay for soccer - just like any other sport - has to do with TV contracts, stadium deals, advertising, etc. etc.
When women's soccer is as popular as men's......they'll see ronaldo and Messi sized contracts.
So yeah, when pigs fly.....