RUSH TRANSCRIPT After four ░░░░░░░░ golds and four World ░░░░░░░░ championships members of the ░░░░░░░░ S Women s national ░░░░░░░░ team are also fighting ░░░░░░░░ equal pay In a ░░░░░░░░ filed against the U ░░░░░░░░ Soccer federation in 2019 ░░░░░░░░ players allege they re ░░░░░░░░ getting equal pay compared ░░░░░░░░ the men s team ░░░░░░░░ federal court disagreed last ░░░░░░░░ and threw out the ░░░░░░░░ s equal pay claim ░░░░░░░░ judge found the women ░░░░░░░░ team negotiated a different ░░░░░░░░ structure than the men ░░░░░░░░ the women s players ░░░░░░░░ also paid more than ░░░░░░░░ men The players are ░░░░░░░░ appealing that decision The ░░░░░░░░ plays out in the ░░░░░░░░ new CNN film Lfg ░░░░░░░░ a behind the scenes ░░░░░░░░ the women bring to ░░░░░░░░ game both on and ░░░░░░░░ the field Here s ░░░░░░░░ preview It took true ░░░░░░░░ sweat and tears to ░░░░░░░░ get to where I ░░░░░░░░ today There were times ░░░░░░░░ wanted to give up ░░░░░░░░ mean here I am ░░░░░░░░ time pro champion two ░░░░░░░░ NCAA champion I ve ░░░░░░░░ my dream I wanted ░░░░░░░░ make the usa team ░░░░░░░░ I did But even ░░░░░░░░ all the accolades sound ░░░░░░░░ incredible we don t ░░░░░░░░ paid very much Let ░░░░░░░░ discuss this story further ░░░░░░░░ CNN sports analyst Christine ░░░░░░░░ Thank you for joining ░░░░░░░░ Regardless of where the ░░░░░░░░ ends legally the fact ░░░░░░░░ female athletes sued their ░░░░░░░░ the federation that oversees ░░░░░░░░ sport for the entire ░░░░░░░░ that s ground breaking ░░░░░░░░ us more about that ░░░░░░░░ It s something that ░░░░░░░░ right out of the ░░░░░░░░ of Billy Jean king ░░░░░░░░ handbook on how to ░░░░░░░░ for equality for women ░░░░░░░░ sports Billy Jean did ░░░░░░░░ in tennis We see ░░░░░░░░ results All the grand ░░░░░░░░ equal pay Women s ░░░░░░░░ team U S Soccer ░░░░░░░░ taking that torch and ░░░░░░░░ forward wanting also to ░░░░░░░░ equal pay What they ░░░░░░░░ saying is of course ░░░░░░░░ win all the time ░░░░░░░░ it s the World ░░░░░░░░ or olympic melds the ░░░░░░░░ S Men do not ░░░░░░░░ re not paid the ░░░░░░░░ Obviously there s a ░░░░░░░░ and forth with the ░░░░░░░░ and the courts The ░░░░░░░░ on that But it ░░░░░░░░ a conversation for our ░░░░░░░░ It is such an ░░░░░░░░ conversation Not only for ░░░░░░░░ women soccer players which ░░░░░░░░ ll see in the ░░░░░░░░ It s riveting But ░░░░░░░░ for the girl next ░░░░░░░░ for your daughter your ░░░░░░░░ your granddaughter in terms ░░░░░░░░ moving forward not just ░░░░░░░░ sports but in our ░░░░░░░░ And that s what ░░░░░░░░ women s soccer team ░░░░░░░░ You can t ignore ░░░░░░░░ impact this has for ░░░░░░░░ women watching them Especially ░░░░░░░░ they are so much ░░░░░░░░ successful than the men ░░░░░░░░ team So after the ░░░░░░░░ s team world Cup ░░░░░░░░ in 2019 you predicted ░░░░░░░░ would win their fight ░░░░░░░░ equal pay It didn ░░░░░░░░ come true A federal ░░░░░░░░ dismissed the claim and ░░░░░░░░ They settled on the ░░░░░░░░ conditions claim The team ░░░░░░░░ appealing that ruling I ░░░░░░░░ curious to get your ░░░░░░░░ to that appeal I ░░░░░░░░ that s the only ░░░░░░░░ for them to go ░░░░░░░░ they could get to ░░░░░░░░ jury trial and we ░░░░░░░░ that this the twists ░░░░░░░░ turns of this story ░░░░░░░░ will continue It certainly ░░░░░░░░ no easy path And ░░░░░░░░ S Soccer has done ░░░░░░░░ lot for women s ░░░░░░░░ It s a very ░░░░░░░░ sport worldwide and U ░░░░░░░░ Soccer is certainly doing ░░░░░░░░ more than any other ░░░░░░░░ for women But the ░░░░░░░░ is is it enough ░░░░░░░░ the women say no ░░░░░░░░ think many people agree ░░░░░░░░ if they can go ░░░░░░░░ a jury trial and ░░░░░░░░ take this to trial ░░░░░░░░ I would think this ░░░░░░░░ is so popular Most ░░░░░░░░ women s sports team ░░░░░░░░ the planet for us ░░░░░░░░ the most successful women ░░░░░░░░ sports team on the ░░░░░░░░ I have a feeling ░░░░░░░░ would do very well ░░░░░░░░ front of a jury ░░░░░░░░ remains to be seen ░░░░░░░░ this goes but it ░░░░░░░░ as I said an ░░░░░░░░ conversation and the back ░░░░░░░░ forth the decimal points ░░░░░░░░ conversation of who is ░░░░░░░░ paid more the reality ░░░░░░░░ these women are incredibly ░░░░░░░░ and staking out a ░░░░░░░░ not just for themselves ░░░░░░░░ for generations to come ░░░░░░░░ saw it with NCAA ░░░░░░░░ the unequal treatment That ░░░░░░░░ the backdrop That s ░░░░░░░░ stage that this story ░░░░░░░░ set on.