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The Lead

Starting Five: A Historic Moment For U.S. Soccer

The Lead

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Sports News, Olympics, Fifa, The Athletic, Ncaa, Cfb, Uefa, Sports New, Cbb, Nfl, Nba, Mlb, News, Nhl, Daily News, Wnba, Tokyo2020, Mls, Sports

3.72.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2022

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Plus: Tiger is back on the prowl at the PGA Championship. And a boozy Luka Doncic beer conspiracy takes flight.

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0:00.0

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0:09.0

Drilla Words is back for another season exclusively on Amazon Music.

0:14.0

We asked people to bring in three words of meaning and significance to their lives.

0:19.0

We used that as a springboard for conversation.

0:21.0

And then at the end of the show, we asked them for a word that they'd be happy never to hear again.

0:26.0

So that's Drilla Words with me, John Bishop and Tony Pitts.

0:30.0

Listen to it every Friday exclusively on Amazon Music.

0:43.0

The US Women's Soccer team gets their equal payday.

0:45.0

College football faces a major shake-up.

0:48.0

And Luca Donchridge gets wrapped up in a beer conspiracy.

0:52.0

From Wondery, I'm Matt Straup. And I'm Tate Frazier. It's Thursday, May 19th.

0:56.0

And this is starting five, five sports headlines in 10 minutes.

1:03.0

Okay, Tate, there is a whole lot on the menu in the next 10 minutes or so, including beer.

1:07.0

So let's get right into it, shall we?

1:09.0

I would never stand between you and beer, Matt. That's for sure.

1:12.0

And we've got to start in the world of soccer, where the US men's and women's soccer teams agreed to historic new collective bargaining agreements on Wednesday.

1:20.0

The agreement, which will run through 2028, includes an equal split of World Cup bonuses and sets up equal pay for both the men's and women's national teams.

1:29.0

Yeah, and like any collective bargaining agreement, there are way more nitty gritty details than we have time for in our lifetimes.

1:36.0

But you mentioned two key parts of this huge agreement, Tate.

1:38.0

First, players on both national teams will receive identical amounts for all game appearances.

1:43.0

And secondly, when it comes to prize money, this is a big one.

1:46.0

The women's and men's bonus pools from the World Cup will now be combined into one single pot.

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