. >> joining us now, cnn sports analyst, christine brennen. ne, the perfect person to talk about this. you know, regardless of where this case ends, legally, christine, just the fact that these female athletes have sued their employer. the very federation that oversees their sport for the entire country. i mean, this is pretty groundbreaking. >> oh, without a doubt, laura, and very much in keeping with what this team is. you go back to the 99ers as they're called. of course, the penalty kick, whipping off her shirt in celebration. that was in july of '99. and that team was fighting for equal pay but they are also incredibly popular, even as they were dealing with less than the men. they were on the cover of time, "newsweek," the same week. so you have got the most popular -- really, i think you could argue the most popular women's sports team on earth and the most important women's sports team on earth. the u.s. women's national soccer team. again, right in the forefront of these important conversations. and yes, they are -- they're fighting ev