As the start of the Women’s World Cup approaches, Canada’s National Women’s Team has released an open letter complaining about “substantial cuts” in the budget allocated for this preparation.

The casting demanded changes from the national federation, Canada Soccer. The Women’s World Cup starts on July 20 and ends on August 20, being played in Australia and New Zealand.

The post was made by Canadian Soccer Players on Twitter, receiving support from many players, including Christine Sinclair, the national team’s top player.

“With less than six months to go until the biggest tournament in women’s football history, our preparation for the World Cup and the future success of the Women’s National Team is compromised by Canada Soccer’s frequent failure to support its national teams. and its historic achievements for over a decade, continue to tell us that there is not enough money to adequately fund our preparation and our core teams,” an excerpt from the post said.

Other athletes, who also supported the open letter, said it was not a fight between men and women, but a fight for the same.

After the post about the women’s team, the men’s team came in support and also complained about the use of money intended for their players, for competitions.

In this second statement, the athletes requested an intervention from Pascala St-Onge, the country’s sports minister. The request referred to the dismissal of the management of Canada Soccer, if there was no improvement in the women’s team.