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US women soccer team’s fight for equal pay "because we're clearly the dominant team"

August 10, 2021
GZERO Staff
US Women’s National Soccer Team Continues Fight for Equal Pay | GZERO World

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The World Cup-winning US women's soccer team won its sixth medal (bronze) in the Tokyo Olympics, and it's arguably the world's best squad in recent years. Meanwhile, the national women's team just filed its first brief to appeal an equal pay lawsuit ruling against the US Soccer Federation, one year after a judge rejected their claim that they were underpaid compared to the (way less successful) men's squad. GZERO World gets the latest on what comes next from two-time gold medalist and World Cup champion goalkeeper Briana Scurry and their lawyers.

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