U.S. Soccer, Women’s Team Renew Legal Fight Over Pay Bias (1)

The U.S. Soccer Federation and members of the women’s national team renewed their equal pay fight in federal court in Los Angeles, with the federation saying the players didn’t even try to prove that they’re paid less than the men’s team. The players counter that U.S. soccer continues to pursue a “total remuneration” argument that has already been rejected by the court.

Both sides are seeking pretrial wins on liability issues in the closely watched equal pay class lawsuit that the players filed against U.S. Soccer in March 2019 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. ...