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U.S. WOMEN'S TEAM NETS THE RIGHT TO GO ON NATIONAL TOUR

          Members of the U.S. women's national soccer team and
     the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) "reached a tentative
     agreement yesterday that will allow the players to proceed
     with their fall indoor tour of major U.S. arenas in exchange
     for participating in five USSF-arranged outdoor matches" in
     the U.S. this year, according to Amy Shipley of the
     WASHINGTON POST.  The deal leaves the players' 12-city tour,
     "intact" and "represents a major victory for the players,
     who essentially broke away from the USSF to arrange the tour
     with SFX Sports Group."  The USSF "dropped its plans to
     send" the team on a tour of Egypt, South Africa and
     Australia early in the negotiations "because those dates
     conflicted with the indoor tour."  The USSF had considered
     legal action against the team, arguing that the indoor tour
     was really "a national team event because so many national
     team players were involved."  One USSF source said that
     legal action was discussed to "protect the USSF's sponsors." 
     As part of the deal, the players will wear national team
     uniforms for tour games, bearing the Nike logo.  The games
     also "will be sanctioned by the USSF, which will not have a
     financial interest in the tour."  SFX Sports Group VP Lee
     Berke said that IMG, the USSF's licensing agent, will be
     involved in sponsor arrangements for the indoor tour.  The
     players and USSF "still have to work out a uniform player
     agreement, which will provide the financial and marketing
     terms for the 2000 Olympics" (WASHINGTON POST, 7/29).  

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