'This is a win for us. And this is a win for the players for the next generation.'
It all started back in 2019 when all 28 players on the USWNT filed a lawsuit against the USSF ... accusing it of engaging in"institutionalized gender discrimination" against the team.was, perhaps, the most prominent voice to speak out on the issue ... when she spoke at the White House in March 2021.The settlement is viewed as a victory for the USWNT -- although, the $22 million mark is well short of the team's initial asking price of $66.
"I'm not a big fan of roller coasters," Rapinoe said."I did think we would get to this point, 100%. I did think we would win all along in this." "This is a win for us. And this is a win for the players for the next generation, for women's players around the world."
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