^*^ Scotland women’s football team launch legal action against SFA over equal pay

• National team captain Rachel Corsie the lead claimant
• ‘We have a historic opportunity to advance equal pay’

Scotland’s female international footballers have launched legal action against the Scottish Football Association over equal pay and treatment claims, with the captain, Rachel Corsie, the lead claimant in the employment tribunal case.

The players will demand a contract stipulating equal pay and treatment compared to their male counterparts on issues such as training facilities, hotels, travel, kit plus medical and nutritional resources. “This is about all professional footballers being treated equally,” the Aston Villa defender Corsie said in a statement.

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