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A great way to support the USWNT is to support NWSL by spade
This isn't related exactly to the post at hand, but it's a great way to agree with the ruling and still help out the WNT and the League.
Considering the NWSL operates on a shoestring budget and could likely play less than half their projected games, supporting and attending any of the games they do play this year could give a lifeline to women's soccer in this country.
Most players are right out of college and earn much less than a bad bartending job would pay, but they choose to play soccer nonetheless. If these leagues collapse or the league minimum players say F-it and new women don't choose to play soccer after college, women's soccer here and around the world will go back into the Stone Age.
Go watch at game if you can, and buy a club team jersey if you can't!