The U.S. Women's Soccer match against Australia scheduled for next Thursday at Ford Field is in jeopardy, according to a story from the Associated Press.
According to the report, the tour was called off late Wednesday afternoon because Professional Footballers Australia is still negotiating a collective bargaining agreement for both the male and female players. PFA is the union that represents the team.
“The players are currently uncontracted and are under no obligation to participate in any Matildas related activities,” PFA CEO Adam Vivian said in a release.
A spokesperson for U.S. Soccer said as of right now, nothing has changed and the match is still on.
U.S. Soccer said they are aware of the situation in Australia, and have been working with the Australian team.
Australia was also scheduled to play a match in Birmingham, Ala. on Sept. 20. According to the story, more than 60,000 tickets have been sold for the two matches.
Vivian told AP the players don't even have yearly contracts. Instead, they play on 6-month contracts, and make about 21,000 Australian dollars a year, which works out $14,475 American.
This would be the first time in nearly three years the U.S. Women's National Team would visit Detroit. They played against China in 2012 after winning the Olympic Gold Medal, but this is their first visit since they won the World Cup in July.
