The Canadian national women's soccer team will play in the SheBelieves Cup next week, and they are saying it will not be by choice.
One day after the players publicly threatened to strike over a lack of support from their Canada Soccer, their Canadian Soccer Players Association released a statement claiming the federation had threatened legal action against them should they not suit up for Thursday's opener against the United States, which it said would be an "unlawful strike."
Specifically, the players said the federation had warned them it "would not only take legal action to force us back to the pitch but would consider taking steps to collect what could be millions of dollars in damages from our Players' Association and from each of the individual players currently in camp."
In light of the potential legal repercussions, the players said they told the federation they would return to training Sunday and play in the four-team tournament as scheduled.
Canada captain Christine Sinclair added onto the tweet by plainly stating they were being "forced back to work" and the SheBelieves Cup was being played under protest. Both she and the players' statement indicated the dispute isn't over.
To be clear. We are being forced back to work for the short term. This is not over. We will continue to fight for everything we deserve and we will win. The She Believes is being played in protest. https://t.co/1CmXU3CiYp
— Christine Sinclair (@sincy12) February 12, 2023
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