Boies, Schiller & Flexner, the law firm fifa 15 coins ps3 involved in the recent lawsuit filed by former UCLA basketball star Ed O’Bannon against the NCAA, drafted the letter on behalf of the players and is prepared to go to court.
“I think it resonates with a lot of people,” said Boies Schiller & Flexner attorney Hampton Dellinger. “It’s important in and of itself, but it’s also important on a symbolic level, that if some of the world’s greatest athletes can be treated this way, it’s a real setback for gender equity in sports. It should have never gotten to this point, but it’s not too late for Canadian soccer and FIFA to do the right thing.”
In an email to The Associated Press, FIFA acknowledged receipt of the letter, but declined further comment. The Canadian Soccer Association deferred to FIFA for reaction.
But Victor Montagliani, president of the Canadian federation and chairman of the national organizing committee for the World Cup, addressed the issue during a www.utfifas.com press conference in advance of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup final last Sunday in Montreal.
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