A U.S. women's soccer spokeswoman Monday slammed the U.S. Soccer Federation after the organization's president claimed the women's team -- whose members have publicly campaigned for what they say is equal pay -- actually made more money than its male counterpart.

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U.S. Soccer President Carlos Cordeiro said the federation paid out $34.1 million in salary and game bonuses to the women between 2010 and 2018 compared to $26.4 million paid to the men during the same time. The figure didn't include the value of benefits received only by women.

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Cordeiro said the numbers referred to in the letter were generated from a federation analysis of its finances during the last 10 years. In a bid to clear up what he called "confusion" about the pay structures of both teams, the federation said it pays the women's national team a base salary of $100,000 per year and an additional $67,500 to $72,500 per player as a salary for playing in the National Women's Soccer League.

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The federation said the men have the ability to make higher bonuses than the women while also getting paid by training camp call-ups, game appearances and through performance bonuses. The federation added that the men's team generated $185.7 million in revenue in 191 games between 2009 and 2019 while the women generated $101.3 million in 238 games.

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