Calling U.S. Soccer “morally repugnant” for its argument in the equal pay lawsuit, the U.S. Women’s National Team, in a court filing this morning, for the first time disclosed unofficial damages it contends four team members lost due to the federation’s alleged discriminatory behavior.



The USWNT, on behalf of 28 players, is suing the USSF for allegedly underpaying women compared to the Men’s National Team. U.S. Soccer, in arguing against class certification, responded last week that the two sides have separate labor deals, and in any event from 2014 through last month top women players earned more than the men.



In the filing this morning, the USWNT said had the women not been discriminated against, they would have earned a lot more. Four players — Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Carli Lloyd and Becky Sauerbrunn — would have earned $11.5 million more collectively over that time period had they not been discriminated against, the...