Rapinoe calls for more investment in U.S. women's game

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Rapinoe calls for more investment in U.S. women's game
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With a trial date set for May for the US women’s national team’s gender discrimination lawsuit against their governing body, the squad faces the possibility of a Summer Olympics training schedule clouded by legal issues.

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Two-time World Cup winner Megan Rapinoe has been at the forefront of the US national women’s team’s fight for gender pay equity but the fiery forward has told Reuters she also hopes for more investment in the domestic league and better pay for club players.

However, the funds cannot be used to pay players who are members of the US and Canadian national teams, a move that Rapinoe, a standout for the NWSL’s Reign FC, criticized. Rapinoe has emerged as a larger-than-life figure in the sport after the United States’ World Cup victory in France this year. While attendances in the league increased to an average of 7,337 per game in 2019, Rapinoe said she is frustrated by the progress made.

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