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USWNT Players Demand $67M in Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Against U.S. Soccer

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Players from the United States women's national team filed a motion on Thursday seeking almost $67 million in damages and back pay from the United States Soccer Federation as part of their gender discrimination lawsuit.

The original lawsuit was filed in March, four months before the USWNT won the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. A trial is set for May 5, but Thursday's motion called for judge R. Gary Klausner to rule in their favour without the case going to trial, per Yahoo Sports' Caitlin Murray.

U.S. Soccer also filed a motion on Thursday to have the case dismissed out of hand.