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US Soccer removes athletes council member for speaking against repealing anti-kneeling policy
•Seth Jahn spoke against repeal of what was known as Policy 604-1, put in place in response to US women’s team star Megan Rapinoe kneeling in support of Colin Kaepernick.
US women's national team, soccer federation settle part of lawsuit regarding working conditions
•The lawsuit got international attention. Following the US victory in last year's World Cup final in Lyon, France, the crowd chanted “Equal Pay!” as players celebrated on the field.
US women's national soccer team's immediate appeal request after losing unequal pay case denied by judge
•A federal judge has denied a request by American women's soccer players to allow an immediate appeal of his decision to throw out their claim of unequal pay against the US Soccer Federation.
US women's football players ask for appeal, trial delay after losing equal pay case
•American women’s football players want to delay a trial until after an appellate court reviews last week's decision to throw out their claim of unequal pay while allowing allegations of discriminatory work conditions to move forward.
Major League Soccer targets 10 May return to season, considers extending into December
•Major League Soccer is targeting a 10 May return to play and will consider pushing back its championship game by a month into December.
New US Soccer chief Cindy Parlow says federation's argument women's footballers need less skill was mistake
•New USSF President Cindy Parlow Cone disavowed papers submitted by the previous attorneys who argued women's national team players had lesser skills and responsibilities than their male counterparts.
US football gets first woman president in Cindy Parlow Cone amid fallout over federation's 'sexist' legal stance in gender discrimination lawsuit
•Now 41, Parlow Cone scored 75 goals in 158 appearances for the USA from 1995 to 2006, winning the 1999 World Cup and two Olympic gold medals with the team
US Soccer Federation president Carlos Cordeiro resigns amid outcry over offensive comments in gender discrimination lawsuit
•The USSF sparked a backlash when its legal papers in a gender discrimination lawsuit claimed the women's national team players had less physical ability and responsibility than their male counterparts
US Soccer apologises for arguments in equal pay case as women footballers hide federation's logo in apparent protest
•The increasingly bitter dispute between American women's national football team and the US Soccer Federation spilled onto the field Wednesday night when players wore their warm-up jerseys inside out in an apparent protest before their 3-1 victory over Japan.
US Soccer Federation, women's players continue to be at odds over `equal pay' offer
•The US Soccer Federation says it has offered the women's national team equal pay to male counterparts for matches under USSF control but maintains the women want bonuses for tournaments such as the World Cup to match those of the men.