U.S. Soccer Federation president Cindy Parlow Cone published an open letter Friday asking women's and men's national teams to split World Cup prize money equally.
Meg Linehan of The Athletic posted the full text of Cone's letter on Twitter:
Meg LinehanFull text of Cindy Parlow Cone's open letter to fans regarding FIFA prize money and CBA negotiations. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USWNT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USWNT</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USMNT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USMNT</a> <a href="https://t.co/OlbSrkkfPS">pic.twitter.com/OlbSrkkfPS</a>
"To that end, we have invited the players and both Players Associations to join U.S. Soccer in negotiating a solution together that equalizes World Cup prize money between the USMNT and USWNT," Cone wrote.