Learn English with the News – US Soccer Offers Identical Contracts to Men’s and Women’s Teams

Women have often received less money compared to men for an equal amount of work. US Soccer promises to change it, but the women’s team remains skeptical. The women’s team has won more championships than the men’s team, but continue to receive less money.

The news is a consistent source of entertainment, knowledge and discovery that never ceases to exist and always comes out with more and more material each day. Because it plays such a vital part in our lives and is so important to keep up with, it is without a doubt a piece of your everyday routine that can’t go ignored.

Whether it is to understand the ramifications of recent legislation passed, to hear about recent events and grasp the potential consequences to your country, or simply hear about what is happening in other countries in order to compare them to what’s happening in yours, the news is certainly a staple in our lives and the most consistent way to get information.

This is why Scrambled Eggs has decided to unite two of your biggest worlds: learning English and keeping up with what is happening in the world. We hope our challenging daily exercises, composed of listening, vocabulary and comprehension exercises in English, will satisfy both of those above worlds in a satisfactory and also entertaining way.

So enough about introductions, let’s get to today’s Learn English with the News topic:

Adapted from this article.

Now that you’ve had a listen, let’s put your knowledge to the test with some of our vocabulary and comprehension exercises:

 

US Soccer Offers Identical Contracts to Men’s and Women’s Teams || Definition Match

Put the following words to the correct definitions.

US Soccer Offers Identical Contracts to Men’s and Women’s Teams || Fill in the Blank

Fill the empty spaces with the proper words.

US Soccer Offers Identical Contracts to Men’s and Women’s Teams || True or False

Indicate which sentences are true and which ones are false.

 

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Full Text:

The US Soccer Federation (USSF) has stated that it will offer identical contracts to its men’s and women’s national teams in an attempt to resolve its gender pay dispute following a lawsuit in May 2020.

The lawsuit from the women’s team , seeking $66m in damages under the Equal Pay Act, was originally dismissed by a judge, pending a further appeal.

But why is there a pay gap? The United States won the Women’s World Cup for the fourth time in 2019 and the Olympic gold medal five times. The men’s team failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.

Prize money at the 2018 men’s World Cup totalled $400m, with winners France receiving $38m while the prize fund for the 2019 Women’s World Cup was $30m, with the winning US team taking home $4m. This discrepancy is seen as the biggest challenge to overcome in negotiations.

However, the men’s and women’s unions are completely separate. The unions have no obligation to bargain jointly or agree to similar terms under US law. If either party does not agree to a new deal, US Soccer says it will invite each union to sit in on negotiations. The USSF states that it will not accept a collective bargaining agreement that does not seek to equalize the FIFA World Cup prize money. The women’s team, however, remains skeptical.

Learn English with the News – UEFA Opens Disciplinary Proceedings against Three European Giants

Football mania! The world’s most popular sport has seen a bit of a plot twist when some of the most important teams decided to have a go at making their own private league, effectively cutting out the global organizers. What happened next is for the history books! Watch the video and then do the accompanying English language exercises on our website!

The news is a consistent source of entertainment, knowledge and discovery that never ceases to exist and always comes out with more and more material each day. Because it plays such a vital part in our lives and is so important to keep up with, it is without a doubt a piece of your everyday routine that can’t go ignored.

Whether it is to understand the ramifications of recent legislation passed, to hear about recent events and grasp the potential consequences to your country, or simply hear about what is happening in other countries in order to compare them to what’s happening in yours, the news is certainly a staple in our lives and the most consistent way to get information.

This is why Scrambled Eggs has decided to unite two of your biggest worlds: learning English and keeping up with what is happening in the world. We hope our challenging daily exercises, composed of listening, vocabulary and comprehension exercises in English, will satisfy both of those above worlds in a satisfactory and also entertaining way.

So enough about introductions, let’s get to today’s Learn English with the News topic:

Adapted from this article.

Now that you’ve had a listen, let’s put your knowledge to the test with some of our vocabulary and comprehension exercises:

UEFA Opens Disciplinary Proceedings against Three European Giants | Definition Match

Put the following words to the correct definitions.

UEFA Opens Disciplinary Proceedings against Three European Giants | Fill in the Blank

Fill the empty spaces with the proper words.

UEFA Opens Disciplinary Proceedings against Three European Giants | True or False

Decide if the statement is true or false.

 

Full Text:

UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against three European giants: Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus. The teams were part of a larger group of 12 that announced they wanted to start a new competition.

Their idea received heavy criticism. The other nine clubs spread out across the UK, Italy and Spain changed their minds. They expressed regret for their actions and recommitted to the UEFA club.

Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus then issued a joint statement. They said that they intended to persevere in finding a solution, calling the current football situation “unsustainable.”

UEFA released a statement that they will investigate “a potential violation of UEFA’s legal framework.”

The nine clubs were ordered to collectively donate 15 million euros to charities. In addition, they will not receive five percent of the revenues from competitions as scheduled.

UEFA says the clubs have agreed to be fined up to 100 million euros should they breach their commitments again.

For now, the form of punishment that may await Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus after the disciplinary proceedings is unclear.

 

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At the stadium quiz

Se ti è mai capitato di andare allo stadio a vedere una partita di un qualunque sport (tennis, calcio, rugby etc.), saprai bene che ci sono alcuni comportamenti che è meglio seguire ed altri che è invece meglio evitare. Ma quali sono questi comportamenti e – soprattutto – saresti in grado di spiegarli ad un amico in lingua inglese? Vuoi testare le tue abilità linguistiche? Sei nel posto giusto: mettiti alla prova con il nostro quiz “At the stadium: quiz on Legal English”!

Quiz on Legal English

Fill out the below text about how to behave at the stadium with the following words:

Responsible for – specify that – supposed to – punishment – let – allowed to – prohibited – mustn’t – enforce – fined

 

Come è andata? Sei riuscito ad ottenere il risultato che volevi? In caso negativo, non ti preoccupare e ripeti pure il test una seconda volta. Come dicono gli inglesi: “Practice makes perfect”.

Se sei un amante dello sport saprai bene che a causa del Covid-19 non sarà possibile per un bel po’ andare allo stadio e portare il proprio supporto alla squadra del cuore o al proprio campione preferito. Gli effetti del virus sono stati tali che molti eventi del 2020 sono stati spostati o  addirittura cancellati. L’Europeo 2020 per esempio è stato rinviato al… 2021! Se sei un appassionato di calcio e vuoi allo stesso tempo migliorare il tuo inglese, ti consigliamo di dare un’occhiata a quest’altro blog e provare il relativo quiz.

 

Buon divertimento e a presto!