A court case that has dragged U.S. Soccer’s administration through the mud and led to a change of leadership may drag into the summer.
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A judge in California has delayed the May 5 trial of gender discrimination against the USSF until June 16 due in part to the coronavirus pandemic. A pretrial conference was also moved to June 1.
The federation is being sued by members of the two-time reigning World Cup champion USWNT under the Equal Pay Act.
The women are requesting more than $66 million in damages.
The extra month gives both parties more time to reach a settlement which could keep this ugly case away from trial. Given the uncertainty in our world, it could of course be delayed again.
The USSF has a new CEO in Will Wilson, who can make a major statement of change by stopping the trial from reaching court.