U.S. Soccer Hires Lobbyists To Argue That Women's Team Is Paid Fairly

The U.S. Soccer Federation has hired two Washington lobbying firms to argue that it pays the women's team fairly. The national women's team won the World Cup last month, but still battles U.S. Soccer over what the players say is unfair pay. A spokeswoman for the players, said in a statement they were “stunned and disappointed.” The men’s national team described U.S. Soccer’s lobbying efforts as “disappointing but not surprising.” The men's team issued a statement saying that if U.S.