Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe appeared on 'Good Morning America' to express their disappointment in their equal pay lawsuit dismissal.
U.S. women's national team stars Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe appeared on Good Morning America and expressed their shock and dismay after a federal judge
dismissed the players' arguments that they were systematically underpaid by U.S. Soccer in comparison to the men's national team.Last Friday, Judge R. Gary Klausner of the United States District Court for the Central District of California ruled the USWNT players "have not demonstrated a triable issue that WNT players are paid less than MNT players." U.S. Soccer contested that women's players were pad more in total and on a per-game basis than the men's players from 2015 to 2019.
Rapinoe said the judge's ruling was "very disappointing" and "missed the point." Morgan reiterated that they would appeal the decision. Both players were class representatives in the suit in November.
"This decision was out of left field for us," Morgan said. "I think for both sides it was very unexpected so we will definitely be appealing and moving forward. If anyone knows anything about part this team–we are fighters and we'll continue to fight together for this."
A trial about unequal treatment regarding travel, hotel accommodations and team staffing will take place on June 16.
Former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, shared his support for USWNT players and called on U.S. Soccer to give them equal pay or they can look elsewhere for World Cup funding in 2026.
Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe appeared on 'Good Morning America' to express their disappointment in their equal pay lawsuit dismissal.
U.S. women's national team stars Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe appeared on Good Morning America and expressed their shock and dismay after a federal judge dismissed the players' arguments that they were systematically underpaid by U.S. Soccer in comparison to the men's national team.
Last Friday, Judge R. Gary Klausner of the United States District Court for the Central District of California ruled the USWNT players "have not demonstrated a triable issue that WNT players are paid less than MNT players." U.S. Soccer contested that women's players were pad more in total and on a per-game basis than the men's players from 2015 to 2019.
Rapinoe said the judge's ruling was "very disappointing" and "missed the point." Morgan reiterated that they would appeal the decision. Both players were class representatives in the suit in November.
"This decision was out of left field for us," Morgan said. "I think for both sides it was very unexpected so we will definitely be appealing and moving forward. If anyone knows anything about part this team–we are fighters and we'll continue to fight together for this."
A trial about unequal treatment regarding travel, hotel accommodations and team staffing will take place on June 16.
Former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, shared his support for USWNT players and called on U.S. Soccer to give them equal pay or they can look elsewhere for World Cup funding in 2026.
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