(CNN)Players from the United States women's national soccer team filed an appeal Friday to overturn a 2020 decision against their equal pay lawsuit,

US women's national soccer team players appeal equal pay lawsuit decision

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(CNN)Players from the United States women's national soccer team filed an appeal Friday to overturn a 2020 decision against their equal pay lawsuit, saying last year's decision "defies reality."

(CNN)Players from the United States women's national soccer team filed an appeal Friday to overturn a 2020 decision against their equal pay lawsuit, saying last year's decision "defies reality."In May 2020, Judge Gary Klausner ruled there was no basis to prove the players' claims that the US Soccer Federation (USSF) financially discriminated against the women based on their gender.US women's national soccer team players ask for appeal and trial delay after judge dismisses equal pay claims Klausner said the women played more games and made more money than their male counterparts and had rejected a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) where they would have the same pay structure as the men's team in favor of a different CBA.The female p

(CNN)Players from the United States women's national soccer team filed an appeal Friday to overturn a 2020 decision against their equal pay lawsuit, saying last year's decision "defies reality."