U.S. women’s national team forwards Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan discussed the $24 million settlement in a class-action equal pay lawsuit against U.S. Soccer on Tuesday.
Rapinoe and Morgan, who were members of the gender discrimination lawsuit filed in 2019, both expressed pride in the monumental accomplishment during an appearance on Good Morning America. They also recognized USWNT players that began the fight for equal pay before them, noting that future generations now won’t have to face the same struggle.
“I’m just so proud, to be honest. I’m so proud of all of the hard work that all of us did to get us here,” Rapinoe said. ”It’s a really amazing day. I think we’re going to look back on this day and say this is the moment that, you know, U.S. Soccer changed for the better.
