Canada Soccer is under fire after cuts to Canada’s National Women’s Team.
The cuts to funding come as the Women head to the international stage to take part in the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. They claim they don’t have the same preparation as the Men’s Team did when they went to Qatar last year.
Tim Hundey, Head Coach of the South Huron Rush Women’s Soccer team tells myFM he stands with the women’s team.
Cuts were also made to the Men’s team. The Men’s Team was granted 3 home games ahead of the Soccer Showcase. The Women’s team is being offered zero home games ahead of the World Cup.
Hundey says this shows young women and girls that it’s ok to stand up for what is right and fair.
In the past 20 years, there has been more interest in the sport. The women on the team have worn their jerseys inside out to protest. In their game against the USA at the start of the SheBelieves Cup, they came out wear purple shirts with ‘Enough is Enough’ written on them. Purple is associated with gender equality.
Written by Kyla Close