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U.S. Soccer President Says Equal FIFA Prize Money for Men, Women Is 'Untenable'

United States Soccer president Cindy Parlow Cone told reporters Tuesday that the federation can't meet USWNT financial demands that include $66 million in damages, as a part of their equal pay lawsuit, because "to make up the difference in FIFA prize money is untenable, and would likely bankrupt the Federation."

Parlow Cone continued:

"You all know that largest hurdle is the massive and frankly unfair difference in FIFA World Cup prize money for men and women, a funding source that U.S. Soccer does not control. It's solely controlled by FIFA. As it stands, the women's team wants U.