Five World Cup winners from the U.S. women’s national team have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) citing wage disparities between the female and men’s soccer teams.
In an action filed on March 31 with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, players Alex Morgan, Carli Lloyd, Megan Rapinoe, Becky Sauerbrunn, and Hope Solo say they are paid almost four times less than their male counterparts.
“The numbers speak for themselves,” Solo said in the statement.
“We are the best in the world, have three World Cup Championships, four Olympic Championships, and the USMNT [men] get paid more just to show up than we get paid to win major championships.”
USA teammates celebrate their victory in the final football match during the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Vancouver on July 5, 2015. USA won 5–2. Ranck Fife/AFP/Getty Images
