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US women's national team files appeal after legal setback

Football - Women's World Cup - Group F - United States v Thailand - Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims, France - June 11, 2019, Alex Morgan of the U.S. celebrates scoring their twelfth goal with Megan Rapinoe. [REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo]

The US women's national team on Friday filed an appeal against a legal setback in their equal pay lawsuit, saying they are being paid less than the men even though they win twice as much.

In dismissing their equal pay claim last Friday, Judge Gary Klausner said the case was unwarranted because they had previously turned down an offer in the Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations to be paid along the lines of the US men's team.

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