"We Are Not Backing Down Anymore"
On March 31, 2016, five prominent players on the US Women’s Soccer team filed a wage discrimination complaint against the US Soccer federation. After trying to negotiate with the federation for equal wages and bonuses for years with no result, players Carli Lloyd, Hope Solo, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, and Becky Sauerbrunn took their issue to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. As Lloyd said in an NBC interview, “We’ve proven our worth over the years.” With the #1 ra