Major changes at U.S. Soccer have altered the likely trajectory of the U.S. women’s national team's pay equity lawsuit. Simply put, the prospect of the two sides reaching a settlement and averting what would be a historic trial have increased.
U.S. Soccer’s leadership, and the lead attorneys defending the Chicago-based not-for-profit, are different today than they were at the start of the week. While this has been a tumultuous week for the American sports industry and for the country as a whole due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease, U.S. Soccer has experienced an additional type of crisis.