U.S. ladies's soccer coach Vlatko Andonovski made about 72 p.c much less in his first full 12 months within the place than males's coach Gregg Berhalter did in the identical 12-month interval.

Andonovski earned $357,597 within the 12 months ending March 31, 2021, in contrast with Berhalter's earnings of $1,291,539, the Related Press reported. Berhalter was the highest-paid worker in the US Soccer Federation (USSF).

The disclosure of the large distinction in wage between the 2 coaches comes because the U.S. ladies's nationwide crew is pushing to obtain the identical pay as its male counterpart. As of January this 12 months, the boys's and ladies's groups haven't agreed on a single pay construction, which the united states proposed within the wake of a March 2019 lawsuit from the ladies's crew gamers.

The united states met collectively with the unions for the boys's and ladies's groups in November 2021 and mentioned that it had agreed to increase the negotiation window for a collective bargaining settlement till the tip of this March, Newsweek reported.

Soccer Coach Pay Gap
U.S. ladies's soccer coach Vlatko Andonovski made 72 p.c much less in his first full 12 months within the place than males's coach Gregg Berhalter did. Above, Berhalter appears on after a FIFA World Cup qualifying soccer match in opposition to El Salvador, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio.Julio Cortez/AP Picture

Andonovski was employed in October 2019 and earned roughly half of the $713,352 made by Jill Ellis, his predecessor, within the 12 months ending March 31, 2020, the AP reported. Throughout that fiscal 12 months, the ladies's crew received its fourth title on the FIFA Girls's World Cup.

Contracts for U.S. coaches embrace giant bonuses for World Cup performances, in line with the AP.

Ellis additionally earned greater than Andonovski within the fiscal 12 months ending in March 2021. Listed as an envoy and former key worker, she was paid $413,440 underneath a contract that led to March final 12 months, the AP reported.

Federal legislation doesn't require the unions for the boys's and ladies's groups to succeed in related CBAs. However U.S. Soccer Federation President Cindy Parlow Cone wrote in a letter in January that the federation had provided similar contract proposals final September, "with the objective of aligning each groups underneath a single collective bargaining settlement (CBA) construction."

Cone wrote that neither union had dedicated at that time to a single pay construction however mentioned the federation has been "inspired that they're prepared to affix us in discussions about that risk as we proceed to barter separate CBAs with every for now."

The letter added, "Moreover, we're nonetheless centered on taking the vital step of equalizing FIFA World Cup prize cash, and won't comply with any collective bargaining settlement that doesn't embrace that dedication from the 2 unions."

Newsweek reached out to the united states for touch upon the coaches' wage variations and the contract negotiations however didn't hear again by publication time.

Replace 02/16/22, 2:40 p.m. ET: This story has been up to date with extra info and background.