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Taylor Swift backs U.S. women's team over pay

Singer Taylor Swift has urged her millions of fans to get behind the U.S. women's soccer team in their fight for equal pay, saying the world champions had taken a "historic stand" for equality.

The American singer-songwriter said that discrimination on pay is "happening everywhere" as she accepted the inaugural Teen Choice Icon Award Sunday.

Alex Morgan, co-captain of the U.S. women's team, presented Swift, 29, with the award.

"While they were winning the World Cup, they were also taking a historic stand in terms of gender equality, gender pay gap," Swift said.

"Please, please, please support [Morgan] and her teammates, because this isn't over yet.