Topline
Women soccer players in Spain are striking—missing at least the first two games of their season—after failing to come to an agreement with the league on better pay as Spanish soccer continues to deal with the aftermath of its chief nonconsensually kissing a female player after the country’s World Cup win.
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The largest of the unions announced the potential of a strike last week, saying they hope to achieve “fair and just treatment for the players,” with the biggest point of contention surrounding pay: The minimum salary for men in the first division of La Liga is $197,000, the Associated Press reported, and for women it’s $17,400.
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