This morning it was announced that five players from the US Women’s National Team (aka the team that won the World Cup last year) have filed a complaint with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against the United States Soccer Federation for wage discrimination. I, for one, was very excited when I heard about this announcement. I have had numerous conversations about the pay disparity in women’s soccer and it’s one of very few subjects that make me get so worked up that it’s hard for me to speak.
Most of the time when I have these talks it’s about the salaries in the NWSL vs.