Women’s World Cup becomes 2020 issue
13 June 2019 |
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The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team is suing U.S. Soccer for 'purposeful gender discrimination.' Some of the Democratic contenders for the presidency are calling for equal pay for the women's team.
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