The U.S. Soccer Federation has tentatively agreed to pursue mediation with the 28 U.S. women’s national team players who have filed a pay discrimination lawsuit, U.S. Soccer has confirmed.
The players filed suit in March, seeking financial damages as well as an end to what they call “discriminatory practices.”
The mediation is set to take place after the World Cup ends, with the USWNT currently set to face Spain on Monday in the last 16 after winning all three of their group-stage matches, setting a record in the process.
The lawsuit filed in March followed a wage discrimination suit that five USWNT players filed through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 2016.