Soccer Football - Women's World Cup Champions Parade - New York, United States - July 10, 2019 Fans display signs during the parade REUTERS/Mike Segar
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Soccer Federation was overpowered by chants of "equal pay" and booed as he spoke at Wednesday's victory parade for the country's women's team who won a record-extending fourth World Cup in France last weekend.
The crowd's condemnation followed on from the team's high-profile lawsuit filed against the national soccer body in March, demanding equal compensation with their male counterparts, and by extension, the issue of equal pay for women in general.
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