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USWNT trial pushed back to June due to coronavirus pandemic

A judge has pushed back the trial date in the ongoing lawsuit between the U.S. women's national team and U.S. Soccer.

The trial was originally scheduled for May 5, but Judge Gary Klausner has now moved that date to June 16 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Judge Klausner also ordered that the two sides take part in a pretrial conference on June 1.

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The trial is set to take place at a federal courthouse in Los Angeles, but the coronavirus outbreak has limited court proceedings and forced postponements and cancellations.

The delay will give the two sides more time to potentially agree to an out-of-court settlement, which new U.