The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team has won four Olympic gold medals and three World Cups and is currently the #1 team in the world, but they say they don't get paid as much or treated as well as the US Men's team. Some of the star female players on Team U.S.A. tell Norah O'Donnell that the time has come for a change. O'Donnell's story will be broadcast on 60 MINUTES Sunday, Nov. 20 (7:30-8:30 PM, ET/7:00-8:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network.
The excerpt below appeared on Friday, Nov. 18, on CBS THIS MORNING. Please credit 60 MINUTES: LLOYD: We feel like we're treated like second class citizens because they don't care as much about us as they do the men. CARLI LLOYD IS CONSIDERED THE BEST FEMALE SOCCER PLAYER IN THE WORLD AND CAPTAINS THE U.S. TEAM. WE RECENTLY SPOKE TO HER, CO-CAPTAIN BECKY SAUERBRUNN AND THEIR TEAMMATES CHRISTEN PRESS AND MORGAN BRIAN. NORAH O'DONNELL: There's a long history of athletes battling their employers for more pay. It happens in the N.B.A. It happens in the N.F.L. What's different about this fight? CHRISTEN PRESS: This is a social movement, I think. This is about gender discrimination, and I don't think that positive change occurs in the world unless it has to. NORAH O'DONNELL: How does this fight rank in some of the competitions you've been in?Videos