The US Women's National Team has hit back at its federation's claims that female soccer players are paid more than men, labelling it "sad" and a "ruse".
Legal action was opened by the USWNT in March in an attempt to make pay for both the USWNT and the US Men's Natoinal Team equal, and Women's World Cup winners such as Megan Rapinoe have championed the cause since leading the country to victory in France.
But the president of U.S. Soccer, Carlos Cordeiro, released an open letter on Monday stating that USWNT players had been payed more than their male equivalents over the last decade.