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The GIST: <\/strong>With International Women\u2019s Day just two days away, all eyes remain on the ongoing fight for equal pay and treatment in international women\u2019s soccer, specifically CanWNT\u2019s tumultuous battle with Canada Soccer. It\u2019s beyond time to net an equitable deal.<\/p>\n The latest:<\/strong> After playing last month\u2019s SheBelieves Cup under protest, CanWNT struck an interim funding agreement<\/a> with Canada Soccer on Thursday, but the deal only applies to payment for 2022.<\/p>\n The sticking points: <\/strong>CanWNT\u2019s top priority is adequate funding for the senior national team \u2014 namely the same support CanMNT received in their World Cup year \u2014 and youth programs in 2023, but Canada Soccer has already said they won\u2019t run training camps for every FIFA window this year, and that fewer players will be able to participate.<\/p>\n What\u2019s next:<\/strong> Despite initial threats of a strike, CanWNT said they\u2019ll play during next month\u2019s friendlies if \u201cmeaningful progress [is]…made with respect to a number of bargaining issues.\u201d Perhaps there\u2019ll be more of it following the players\u2019 testimony<\/a> to the Canadian government on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n