The Olympic and World Cup champion testified at a hearing by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. In her opening statement, the soccer star told the committee that: “I am here today because I know firsthand that this is true. We have filled stadiums, broken viewing records, and sold out jerseys, all popular metrics by which we are judged. Less.”Rapinoe said she did not understand why pay inequality was still a problem in US Soccer, despite the USWNT’s success. “You want stadiums filled?

Source: The Guardian March 24, 2021 10:33 UTC