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, provided by BuzzFeed News — lawyers for the USSF claimed that women soccer players are less skilled and their work is less demanding than the men's. One section of the filing is titled"WNT and MNT Players Do Not Perform Equal Work Requiring Equal Skill, Effort, and Responsibility Under Similar Working Conditions."
The responsibility of the men's national team, USSF lawyers stated, is greater than that of the USWNT. Namely, the men compete in more international tournaments. The lawyers also pointed to hostility that the men face abroad and at home."Opposing fan hostility encountered in these MNT road environments, especially in Mexico and Central America, is unmatched by anything the WNT must face while trying to qualify for an important tournament," the court ruling stated.
There's more."The overall soccer-playing ability required to compete at the senior men's national team level is materially influenced by the level of certain physical attributes, such as speed and strength, required for the job," the USSF argued. A spokesperson for the USWNT responded with the following:
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