U.S. women's team fights back against governing body's pay claims

U.S. women's national soccer team players pushed back in a court filing on ...

NEW YORK - U.S. women’s national soccer team players pushed back in a court filing on Monday against claims by the U.S. Soccer Federation that some members earn more than their male counterparts, as they argued for class action status in the latest chapter of their closely-watched legal fight.

Mediation between the two parties broke down in August, weeks after U.S. Soccer’s President Carlos Cordeiro said in an open letter that the organization has paid more to the women’s team than the men’s in recent years. Those four players - Megan Rapinoe, Carli Lloyd, Alex Morgan and Becky Sauerbrunn - would have earned far more under the men’s team’s pay rate policy, the plaintiffs argued in the filing.

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