U.S. national soccer signs historic equal pay agreement in Washington, D.C.

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Representatives for the men's and women's U.S. national teams on Tuesday signed historic collective bargaining agreements with U.S. Soccer, formally closing a long and sometimes acrimonious fight over equal pay.

The federation announced in May it had struck separate agreements with the players' unions on contracts that run through 2028. 

The new contracts include identical pay structures for appearances and tournament victories, revenue sharing and equitable distribution of World Cup prize money.

A signing ceremony was held following the women’s friendly match against Nigeria at Audi Field in Washington, with Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh among those on hand.

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Members of U.S. Soccer and the U.S. Women's National Team Players Association hold up an Equal Pay jersey after signing a collective bargaining agreement providing equal pay between the men's and women's national soccer teams at Audi Field Sept. 6, 2022, n Washington, D.C. (Ira L. Black/Corbis/Getty Images)

"I have to give a lot of credit to everyone involved, the women's national team and their PA (players' association), the men's national team and their PA, and everyone at U.S. Soccer. There were so many people that helped, that worked together to make this happen," said U.S. Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone, herself a former national team player. "And it wouldn't get pushed over the line without the men jumping in and being on board with equal pay."

After years of struggling for equitable pay and treatment, the U.S. women filed a federal gender discrimination suit against U.S. Soccer in 2019. The lawsuit drew international