WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a resolution calling on FIFA, the international soccer governing body, to pay its female players the same as its male players. The , is non-binding and simply would have sent the message that the Senate believes that gender pay equity should be a priority in professional soccer. The U.S. women's national soccer team won the World Cup in July and was awarded $2 million. In contrast, the 2014 winner of the...
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