Megan Rapinoe marshals US women's soccer protest as equal pay rift escalates

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Megan Rapinoe has said US Soccer has done “irreparable” damage to their relationship with the US women’s national team after court papers filed as a part of their defense against the team’s gender discrimination lawsuit claimed that the women were less skilled and have less demanding roles than their male counterparts.
“Yes, to a certain extent,” she said of the damage done to the breakdown in relations. “Is that truly how they feel about 50% of the population that they are supposed to be stewarding into the game of soccer? Continue reading...

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