Olympic soccer champions Canada will go on strike this week over a lack of funding they believe will compromise their ability to perform at this year's Women's World Cup. The interview came after both Canada's women and men's teams issued statements complaining about budget cuts for the women's team from Canada Soccer, demanding answers from the federation. Canada Soccer said in a statement pay equity for the women's national team was at the core of the ongoing player negotiations. "Canada Soccer will not agree to any deal without it. That is why, after months of negotiations with our women's national team players and their legal counsel, Canada Soccer already issued a mutually-agreed to retroactive payment.
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