When she steps onto the pitch, representing the United States women's national team carries a larger meaning for Megan Rapinoe.
Rapinoe explained on ESPN's SportsNation how the equal-pay lawsuit against U.S. Soccer is often on her mind while she suits up for the USWNT:
"I would much rather be spending my time doing absolutely anything else other than fighting the federation all the time for something I feel like I deserve, but that is part of it. For me, when I pull on the shirt, I'm not thinking about the federation. I see them [U.