FILE PHOTO: Soccer Player Megan Rapinoe attends the 2019 Glamour Women Of The Year Awards in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 11, 2019. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
(Reuters) - Two-time World Cup winner Megan Rapinoe has been at the forefront of the U.S. national women's team's fight for gender pay equity but the fiery forward has told Reuters she also hopes for more investment in the domestic league and better pay for club players.
Earlier this month, the U.S. National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) announced new compensation guidelines for 2020, including a nearly 20 percent increase in the overall salary cap as well as allocation money allowing teams to invest in some players above the maximum salary.
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