The MLSPA also aired their support. The association wrote on Twitter: “All professional athletes should be able to fully focus on playing without having to worry about making ends meet.”

And as much as this fight is about livable wages for players in the NWSL, its players have said it’s about a much bigger picture, too.

“Training the next generation of upcoming NWSL players to make a living possible not only helps supplement our low income, but it gives us hope,” said Ashley Hatch, a forward for the Washington Spirit, in her testimonial. “Hope that if we keep fighting on and off the field for more, these kids we are mentoring will step into a world where NWSL players are properly compensated.”