The Federation settled to pay a lump sum of $22 million in back pay to the players, which will be distributed as proposed by the players and approved by the court.

It will be the first the US team sport league to return after the COVID-19 lockdown.

“We are shocked and disappointed with today’s decision, but we will not give up our hard work for equal pay,” Molly Levinson, spokeswoman for the women’s players, said in a statement.

Call it a landmark moment for gender equality in sport, US women footballers equal pay lawsuit is gaining a lot of attention lately. Before the trial on May 5, US Soccer is building a case against the US Women’s National Soccer Team, who have pledged for gender equity in the workplace back in 2018. The US Soccer Federation has been […]

Megan Rapinoe, star of the United States Women’s National Team, was recently awarded the women’s Ballon d’Or prize at an awards ceremony in Paris.