Legendary Women Hillary Clinton, Billie Jean King, and Others Congratulate Megan Rapinoe and USWNT for Bringing in Change for Women

The world saw a historical development in sport this month that will resonate for years to come. The legendary women of today’s time, including Hillary Clinton, recognized the importance of this watershed moment.

Players from the United States women’s national team finally settled their class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation. Furthermore, the lawsuit also solved the issue of World Cup bonuses, which was a long time coming.

Thus, looking at the monumental victory for women’s sport and soccer, legendary women have reacted with praise.

Hillary Clinton and Billie Jean King react to historic women’s achievement in soccer

The landmark settlement between the US Women’s national team and the US Soccer Federation finally puts the issue of equal pay between US men’s and women’s soccer to rest.

According to the terms of the agreement, the USSF would pay a lump sum of $22 million to the women’s team. Moreover, it will also pay $2 million into a benefit account for the USWNT players for their post-career goals.

Hence, each player from the women’s team can withdraw up to $50,000 from said account. In that vein, with the historic settlement, US Senator and 2016 Presidential candidate took to Twitter to hail the news.

Getting equal pay shouldn’t require a lawsuit,” Hillary wrote on Twitter. However, according to Hillary Clinton, when it does come to a lawsuit, “the people who fight for fairness make the world better for all of us”.

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Then, she lauded Megan Rapinoe, the captain of the U.S. Women’s national soccer team, and her team. Similarly, the founder of the Women’s Tennis Association, Billie Jean King, too, applauded the news.

“This historic achievement will advance women’s soccer,” King wrote on Twitter. Thus, she thanked “all people who worked tirelessly through the years” for this result.

US Senator Elizabeth Warren, too, appreciated the landmark settlement. “It’s 2022, and women shouldn’t have to keep fighting for equal pay—on the factory floor, at the checkout counter, or on the soccer field,” she wrote on Twitter. “You don’t get what you don’t fight for,” she wrote, congratulating Megan Rapinoe and others for taking this “righteous fight”.

Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan’s reactions to the achievement

Megan Rapinoe, the captain of the US Women’s Soccer Team, hailed the achievement on Twitter. She wrote, “when we win, everyone wins!”, referring to the settlement of the issue of equal pay.

Similarly, Alex Morgan, too, hailed and praised the equal pay settlement for the USWNT. “It’s a historic day for us!” Morgan wrote.

“It’s been years and years of fighting for equality within our sport. Today we accomplished that with US Soccer!” she exclaimed. Clearly, it is not just women of sport, but women all around the world who will forever remember this moment.

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