What is this girl on she is on a good wedge overseas i can tell you and if it wasn't for being picked in the ferns she wouldn't be trotting off to the world cup and olympics every four years and other tournaments she and others don't have to turn up.Get a job at McDonalds Abby
I'm sorry, but I cannot tell if you are serious or not.
Just because she is able to play football for a living, doesnt mean that everyone else is able to and that she cannot take a stand against "the stress experienced trying to work and also commit to a busy training and playing schedule".
While it is clearly a privilege to play for your country, it should not be a burden to participate and surely any losses of work / sacrifices made should be reimbursed. And thats at a minimum.
If you are then expected to compete at the elite level, the facilities and management that enables that should also be at an elite level.
She is not arguing about it being a burden. She was saying they should not have to guess where their next paycheck is coming from i.e. paid to play for her country. The FFs get the same as the AWs and there is no money spare so in fairness, she can fudge right off.
I also agree that she off her rocker comparing womens football in other countries to football in NZ. I don't hear of any other national players doing that (or would like to be shown that if they do). She and others make her living BECAUSE of the exposure from playing for the FFs. Rosie White, couple of hat-tricks and how is she doing.