re: I will not be rooting for the USWNT this summer

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Okay. Please link financial statistics to that end

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I'm not going to go through and rehash all their arguments. I'm sure you are well aware and a simple google search will bring you to plenty of articles on why their argument is dumb. It should be common knowledge by now, unless you just blindly accept the the women's team's claims at face value.

Here's one: CBS Sports

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This years figures have not been released, but four years ago the Women's World Cup brought in almost $73 million. The 2010 Men's World Cup in South Africa made almost $4 billion. Those players got $348 million, or 9 percent of the total revenue. The women's team got a higher percentage with 13 percent, but the bottom line was still much less, $10 million.

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It's pretty damn simple. Professional athletes are paid what they are worth. The men are worth much more. Don't like it? Try out for the men's team and earn a spot.