Five top players for the World Cup champion U.S. women's soccer team have filed a federal wage discrimination complaint claiming they are paid less than male players even though they generate more income for the United States Soccer Federation.
The athletes, including star scorer Carli Lloyd and goalkeeper Hope Solo, claim some of them earn as little as 40 percent of what men's team players make, lawyer Jeffrey Kessler said on Thursday.
In the complaint to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed on Wednesday the players asked for an investigation of the federation, which is the governing . . .