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US stars taking Football Federation to court over gender pay disparity

UNITED STATES players filed a federal gender discrimination lawsuit on International Women’s Day seeking pay equal to that of their male counterparts.

The action comes just three months before the women’s national team will defend its title at the Women’s World Cup.

The class-action lawsuit was filed today in a Los Angeles federal court under the Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. It alleges gender-based discrimination by the US Football Federation.

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