Sports Report: U.S. Soccer hires lobbying firms to argue that USWNT pay-gap claims not accurate August 7, 2019Lila Bromberg, USA TODAYComments Off on Report: U.S. Soccer hires lobbying firms to argue that USWNT pay-gap claims not accurate The U.S. Soccer Federation has hired two lobbying firms to argue that there is no pay gap between the USWNT and the men, according to a report.