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WASHINGTON — For an occasion decades in the making, the moment only lasted a few minutes. But the ceremonial signing of the U.S. Soccer Federation’s newwith its men’s and women’s players’ unions on Tuesday will resonate for a long time to come.
“This team, and the women that came before this team, are champions of workers’ rights and equal pay for women,” U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh said. “These athletes have been an inspiration to other athletes all over the world … Now you’re an inspiration to all working people.”Soccer creates bipartisanship
Tennis legend Billie Jean King, who pushed Foudy to help launch the women’s national team union back in the day, offered a salute in a video on the big screen. Nor is it a coincidence that Cone is the first former senior national team player of any gender to lead the governing body. Then it was Megan Rapinoe’s turn, and a player who has long commanded the spotlight happily did so again.
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