The U.S. women's national team players were on the right side of a ruling that could have a big impact on their argument vs. U.S. Soccer, though it by no means ends their fight.
In an important pretrial victory for the U.S. women's national team players who are suing U.S. Soccer for pay equity, U.S. District Judge Gary Klausner on Friday certified their case as a class action. In addition, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Becky Sauerbrunn and Carli Lloyd were officially appointed as class representatives.
In perhaps a preview of what’s to come, the federal judge also forcefully rejected legal arguments raised by U.