In France, roaring chants of “Equal Pay!” broke out as the U.S. national women’s soccer team won the World Cup final Sunday, holding on to their title by defeating Netherlands 2 to 0. It was their record-breaking fourth victory in the games and their second consecutive win. The team’s win is likely to boost their gender-based pay discrimination battle with the U.S. Soccer Federation. This is outspoken co-captain Megan Rapinoe, who scored the team’s first point in a penalty kick, speaking Saturday.
Megan Rapinoe: “Earlier in the year, or maybe it was last year, a quote came out that I said FIFA doesn’t care about the women’s game. And that’s what I mean. So, if you really care about each game in the same way, are you letting the gap grow?”
Rapinoe refused to sing the national anthem ahead of games and went viral after she told reporters, “I am not going to the f—ing White House” if invited by Trump. Trump told reporters Sunday he hadn’t really thought about inviting the team to the White House, despite an earlier tweet in which he did invite the whole team, “win or lose.” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, however, invited the team to visit the U.S. Capitol following their victory. We’ll have more on the U.S. women’s team’s history-making games after headlines.