U.S. women’s soccer team secures equal pay for men and women’s teams

After years of litigation, players of the men’s and women’s national teams will receive the same pay and prize money.

Equal Pay Soccer
United States' Megan Rapinoe lifts up the trophy after winning the Women's World Cup final soccer match between US and The Netherlands at the Stade de Lyon in Decines, outside Lyon, France, in July 7, 2019. The U.S. Soccer Federation reached milestone agreements to pay its men's and women's teams equally, making the American national governing body the first in the sport to promise both sexes matching money. AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino
Equal Pay Soccer
United States' Megan Rapinoe lifts up the trophy after winning the Women's World Cup final soccer match between US and The Netherlands at the Stade de Lyon in Decines, outside Lyon, France, in July 7, 2019. The U.S. Soccer Federation reached milestone agreements to pay its men's and women's teams equally, making the American national governing body the first in the sport to promise both sexes matching money. AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino

U.S. women’s soccer team secures equal pay for men and women’s teams

After years of litigation, players of the men’s and women’s national teams will receive the same pay and prize money.

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For the first time in history, the men and women’s soccer team will be receiving an equal wage. This groundbreaking decision could be a new precedent for all women’s sports, including the WNBA.

Reset gets the latest details on the new pay agreement.

GUEST: Cheryl Raye-Stout, WBEZ sports contributor