World football champions sue the American Football Association for the equality of their rights

The American women's football team filed a lawsuit against the American Football Association a few months before the start of the Women's World Cup.

The 28 members of the team require equal pay and working conditions with the American men's football team.

Team members, including Carly Lloyd and Megan Rabino, are calling on the federation to commit to gender equality in football.

Five players from the US national team complained in 2016 of being discriminated against them.

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The three-time world champions have been champions since 1991 and now hold the title after winning the last tournament in Canada four years ago.

"Although players and players are required to perform the same tasks as members of football teams at the World Championships, they work for the same entity, the American Football Association," said the trial that took place in Los Angeles. Get them male peers. "

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The women's team explained that the discrimination against them continues despite the performance of their team and their achievements better than those of the men's team that did not win any world championship titles.

The American Football Federation has not released any statements yet.

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The team will defend its title at the World Championships in France from June 7th to July 7th this year.

According to the lawsuit, the union admitted that it paid fewer men than men, under the pretext that "the reality of the market is such and does not allow the payment of equal wages for men, although the players have made more profits and played more games and won more tournaments on the top TV screens. "

The Football Association of American Footballers has expressed its solidarity and support for players' demands for equal pay. "He is committed to the principle of product participation in order to overcome the financial problems of the American Football Association and to achieve equal pay for both sexes," he said.

Five players from the US team filed in 2016 a lawsuit against the American Football Association through the Commission for Equal Opportunities in Employment because they earn less than men. The women involved in the complaint reported receiving less than half of what their male counterparts had received.