Soccer-U.S. men's team backs women in equal pay lawsuit appeal

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Players for the U.S. men's national team said in an amicus brief filed on Friday that their counterparts on the women's squad not only deserve equal pay but are entitled to more compensation than the men due to their unprecedented success on the field.

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But this time it comes at a critical juncture as the women appeal a district court ruling from May 2020 that sided with the Federation with the hopes of having the case sent back to district court to be heard by a jury. "The Federation has never offered or provided equal pay to the women, and the district court's holding to the contrary cannot be squared with the facts."

During the same period, the men's team did not qualify for the World Cup for the first time in more than 30 years.

 

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