Megan Rapinoe said of FIFA support of the women's game, “The incremental change we’ve seen is just not enough.”(Seth Wenig/Associated Press)NEW YORK — Two weeks before the Women’s World Cup begins in France, the U.S. women’s national soccer team is here on several missions. America loves a winner, regardless of gender or sport, and the U.S. women’s footballers, as soccer players are known abroad, have won a lot over 30 years. But they have another purpose here, and with the spotlight at its brightest before the sport’s quadrennial spectacle, they are continuing to raise issues of equality within both U.S. circles and the soccer world. I do.”Beyond the players’ complaints with the USSF, they are also fighting for women’s soccer worldwide. Attention on women’s soccer globally, though, is growing.

Source: Washington Post May 24, 2019 21:22 UTC