The American internationals, world champions in 2019, won their case.
They obtained the commitment of their federation (US Soccer) to be paid as much as their male colleagues.
"US Soccer is committed to pay equal salary from now on for the women's and men's national teams in all friendlies and tournaments, including the World Cup", detail the terms of the agreement reached between the Federation and a group of players, including star Megan Rapinoe.
US Soccer and @USWNT are proudly standing together in a shared commitment to advancing equality in soccer.
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— US Soccer (@ussoccer) February 22, 2022
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28 players from the women's national team had filed a class action lawsuit against US Soccer's discriminatory policy.
The agreement should put an end to the lawsuits initiated by this group of players and concerns a total of 24 million dollars, of which 22 million distributed according to a mode proposed by the players of the women's national team.
A lawsuit filed in 2019
US Soccer president Cindy Parlow Cone, herself a former international, said in September she hoped to "harmonize" World Cup bonuses for the US men's and women's teams, in order to settle the dispute between the body and the national team players.
The issue of these bonuses was an important part of the lawsuit brought by the American women's team in 2019, and notably brought by Megan Rapinoe, accusing the Federation of "stubbornly refusing" to pay its players fairly.
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