The U.S. Women's Soccer Team is asking for nearly 67 million dollars in back pay and punitive charges.
Lawyers for the team and the U.S. Soccer Federation filed motions yesterday. U-S-S-F attorneys asked for the U.S. District Court in California to dismiss the charges. The Federation argues that the men's and women's teams are represented by separate unions and negotiated separate agreements.
The players counter by saying the Equal Pay Act says they cannot give up their right to equal pay through union negotiations.