USWNT Wear Warm-Ups Inside Out at 2020 SheBelieves Cup to Protest USSF

The United States women's national soccer team wore their warm-up uniforms inside out ahead of Wednesday's clash against Japan at the SheBelieves Cup.

The decision to wear the kits backward comes after the U.S. Soccer Federation's response to the players' gender-discrimination lawsuit was released publicly. In the March filing, the USSF said that the women's team isn't as skilled as the men's team and its schedule and workload are less demanding.

Megan Rapinoe spoke out about the issue Wednesday, per ESPN.com's Graham Hays:

"The team was very upset, obviously. We have sort of felt that those are some of the undercurrent feelings that they've had for a long time, but to see that as the argument—sort of blatant misogyny and sexism as the argument against us is really disappointing.

"I just want to say it's all false. To every girl out there, to every boy out there, who watches this team, who wants to be on this team or just wants to live their dream out, you are not lesser just because you are a girl. You are not better just because you are a boy. We are all created equal and should have the equal opportunity to go out and pursue our dreams."

One of the section titles in the filing read "WNT and MNT Players Do Not Perform Equal Work Requiring Equal Skill, Effort, and Responsibility Under Similar Working Conditions."

The response from USWNT spokesperson Molly Levinson was that the filing was sexist:

USWNT's decision to turn their warm-ups inside out was a direct response to that filing.