Five senior members of the World
Cup-winning US football team have filed a lawsuit against the national
federation for wage discrimination.
Alex Morgan, Carli Lloyd,
Megan Rapinoe, Becky Sauerbrunn and Hope Solo say they are paid less
than half of what the male USA players receive.
"The numbers speak for themselves," said goalkeeper Solo in a statement.
The US Soccer Federation said it was disappointed, given the work it had done in building the women's game.
American women's football has dominated the international game in recent decades, with a string of titles.
"We
are the best in the world, have three World Cup Championships, four
Olympic Championships, and the USMNT [men's team] get paid more just to
show up than we get paid to win major championships," said Solo.
Her
team-mate Lloyd, who was named the best player at last year's World
Cup, said they had been patient over the years in waiting for action to
deliver fair pay.
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