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In this July 5, 2015, file photo, the United States Women’s National Team celebrates with the trophy after they beat Japan 5-2 in the FIFA Women’s World Cup soccer
championship in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Associated Press

Women accuse U.S. soccer federation of wage discrimination

ANNE M. PETERSON and Hope Solo maintain in the statement. “We are lective bargaining agree- Attorney Jeffrey Kessler,
AP Sports Writer the EEOC filing that they the best in the world, have ment. The federation filed a one of the attorneys rep-
Five stars from the World are paid nearly four times three World Cup Cham- lawsuit this year seeking to resenting the players,
Cup-winning U.S. wom- less than their male coun- pionships, four Olympic clarify that its contract with claimed that the tenor of
en’s national team have terparts on the U.S. men’s Championships, and the the U.S. Women’s National the negotiations over the
accused the U.S. Soccer national team, based on USMNT get paid more just Soccer Team Players Asso- CBA created the need for
Federation of wage dis- U.S. Soccer’s 2015 finan- to show up than we get ciation runs through the Rio the women to act in hopes
crimination in an action cial report. The filing was paid to win major champi- Olympics until Dec. 31. The of ending what they say is
filed with the federal Equal announced Thursday in a onships.” The union repre- union maintains the memo- the “discriminatory and un-
Employment Opportunity statement from the law firm senting the players is cur- randum of understanding fair treatment” they have
Commission.Alex Morgan, representing the players. rently involved in a legal agreed to in March 2013 endured for years.
Carli Lloyd, Megan Rapi- “The numbers speak for dispute with U.S. Soccer can be terminated at any
noe, Becky Sauerbrunn themselves,” Solo said in over the terms of their col- time. That case is pending. Continued on next Page