The US secured the World Cup trophy on Sunday. And they also won something just as valuable for their lawsuit against US Soccer: public goodwill
Just after the US sealed their fourth Women’s World Cup on Sunday a chant broke out around Stade de Lyon: “Equal pay! Equal pay!”
It may have taken the players a while to discern what the fans were shouting, but eventually they understood. The supporters in the stadium – or the vocal ones at least – had sided with the team in the gender discrimination lawsuit that has lingered in the background of the Women’s World Cup, and is now waiting for the players as they return to the US.
Written by Caitlin Murray in Lyon
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