U.S. women's soccer demands for equal pay rejected by judge.
The suit pitted the players against the U.S. Soccer Federation. Members of the women's national team had sought more than $66 million in damages as part of their gender discrimination suit.
U.S. Soccer has previously said that the women are paid differently because “they specifically asked for and negotiated a completely different contract than the men’s national team, despite being offered, and rejecting, a similar pay-to-play agreement during the past negotiations.” The judge did appear to find some merit in the suit's claim that the federation favored men when it came to travel costs. The women's suit alleged it paid nearly twice as much on flights for the men's team.
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