The US Soccer Federation has enlisted two lobbying firms to push back against claims of pay disparity between the women's national team and the men's team
Washington The US Soccer Federation has enlisted two lobbying firms to push back against claims of pay disparity between the women's national team and the men's team.
The firms, FBB Federal Relations and Vann Ness Feldman, began representing US Soccer after two Democratic senators introduced legislation last month that would require equal pay for men and women's national teams. US Soccer plans to use the firms, whose hiring was first reported by Politico, to convince lawmakers that claims of pay disparity are inaccurate.
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