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The second class treatment of first class athletes

By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer In March 2019, members of the US women’s national soccer team filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against their umbrella organization, US Soccer. The lawsuit speaks to the systemic underpaying of US women soccer players in comparison to the US men’s team. While it’s hard to estimate the total amount of money national soccer players make because of how much of a role bonuses play, women generally receive less money even when they do better in soccer competitions.  Case in point, the US women’s soccer team received $4 million for their Federation Internationale de Football Association World…

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