(Reuters) - U.S. women's national soccer team players said their focus will be on the field when they start their World Cup title defence in Paris next week despite their high-profile lawsuit against their soccer federation. The players sued the federation in March with allegations of gender discrimination and complaints about lower wages and unfavourable working conditions. The lawsuit came as a surprise given it was filed three months before the start of the World Cup, which kicked off in Paris on Friday. "If we are successful at the World Cup then we've got more eyes on us, more attention," she said. Asked about managing the locker-room as both a team representative and its head coach amid the lawsuit, Jill Ellis said the group was unified.

Source: The Star June 08, 2019 18:45 UTC