Hope Solo hits out at Meg Rapinoe for being 'hustled' in 'pathetic' equal pay settlement

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Will England's Lionesses challenge for the Women's World Cup in 2023? Comment below.Despite the breakthrough deal, Solo has slammed the 'pathetic' settlement and has called out Rapinoe and Morgan for being 'hustled', as she told Carli Lloyd on SiriusXM: "The reason for my sadness, the reason I feel gutted, kicked in the stomach, the reason why I feel betrayed and a bit hopeless is because the settlement is pathetic."After fighting for years for equal pay starting in 2015, the players still went on and agreed to a less-than-equal CBA.

They continued to believe in the promises of the [United States Soccer] Federation."They were outclassed, outmanoeuvred and then, finally, after pumping the brakes and doing a 180 in the fight of our life, they decided to show up to the party and they got hustled."However, Morgan feels very differently, and was extremely positive when speaking to Good Morning America about the breakthrough settlement. "It is an incredible day," Morgan told Good Morning America."This is just such a monumental step forward in feeling valued, feeling respected and just mending our relationship with US Soccer that’s really been full of tension."It’s great to take that step forward.

I not only see this as a win for our team or women in sport but for women in general."The next women's FIFA World Cup will be held in the summer of 2023, as the US will travel to Australia and New Zealand to defend their crown..