This archive report was first published on 10 May 2020.
On May 8, 2020, the US women's football team filed an appeal against a court decision dismissing their bid for equal pay.
The team, led by 28 players, had been seeking $66m (£52.8m) in damages under the Equal Pay Act against the US Soccer Federation (USSF).
Spokeswoman Molly Levinson confirmed the appeal was submitted on Friday, stating, 'Equal pay means paying women players the same rate for winning a game as men get paid.' She added, 'The argument that women are paid enough if they make close to the same amount as men while winning more than twice as often is not equal pay.'
Despite the court ruling that the women's team has been paid more on both a cumulative and an average per-game basis than the men's team over the class period, the players' case for unfair treatment in travel, housing, and medical support will proceed to trial on June 16, 2021 in Los Angeles.
The US women's team has won four World Cup titles and five Olympic gold medals, while the men's team has had limited success, reaching the World Cup quarter-finals in 2002 and finishing third in the inaugural tournament in 1930.
