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Law firm criticized by USSF asks to withdraw from lawsuit

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LOS ANGELES – Seyfarth Shaw, the law firm whose arguments critical of American women's players led to the resignation of U.S.

Soccer Federation president Carlos Cordeiro, has asked to withdraw from representing the federation in the lawsuit. Members of the women's national team filed a gender discrimination suit against the USSF last year under the Equal Pay Act and the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

They claim they have not been paid equally to the men's national team and asked for more than $66 million in damages. A trial is scheduled for May 5 in U.S.

District Court in Los Angeles. In papers filed March 9 by Seyfarth Shaw, the USSF argued women's national team players had lesser skills and responsibilities than their male counterparts.

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