Neil W. Blackmon

Joined: Feb 25, 2020

Neil W. Blackmon is a longtime soccer journalist based in Fort Lauderdale. The co-founder of the site The Yanks Are Coming, his work has appeared at: ESPN FC, the SI Soccer Podcast, Howler, SB Nation, MLSsoccer.com, the Total Soccer Show and Last Word on Sport, among other places. Follow him on Twitter @nwblackmon.

FRISCO, TEXAS - MARCH 11: A fan holds up a "Equal Pay" sign during the second half of the 2020 SheBelieves Cup between the United States and Japan at Toyota Stadium on March 11, 2020 in Frisco, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

How U.S. Soccer’s legal arguments – not the ‘scorched earth’ ones – scored a victory over the USWNT on equal pay

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 25: Owner and President of Soccer Operations David Beckham addresses the media ahead of Inter Miami CF's inaugural match on March 1st against LAFC, during media availability at Inter Miami CF Stadium on February 25, 2020 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)