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Megan Rapinoe, Jessica McDonald fight for equal pay in new US Women’s soccer team doc ‘LFG’

By Wes Styles Jun 23, 2021 | 7:51 AM

Debuting on HBO Max Thursday, June 24 – LFG takes a look at the U.S. women’s soccer team’s ongoing fight for equal pay as told by the team themselves. Featured are players like Megan Rapinoe, Jessica McDonald, Becky Sauerbrunn, Kelley O’Hara, and Sam Mewis.

According to a release about the film it “interweaves transcendent athletic performances with the players’ ongoing pursuit for equal pay, granting viewers unprecedented access to these game-changers as they meet the physical demands and pressures of being some of the world’s top athletes, while showcasing their courage, unflinching spirit and resiliency in an effort to create long-lasting social change with the biggest fight for women’s rights since Title IX.”

Watch the trailer: