USWNT Prepped to Receive Arthur Ashe Award at ESPYS for Equal Pay Battle

The United States women's national team will be held in high esteem for its courage in the equal pay fight with the Arthur Ashe Award during the ESPYS ceremony taking place July 12 at 8 p.m. ET / PT on ABC.

The team will receive it a week before the Women's World Cup starts on July 20 in New Zealand and Australia. This award honors a "member or group in the sporting world who makes a difference far beyond the field of play, impacting the world in indelible ways," via ESPN.

The USWNT settled its class action equal pay lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation for a total of $24 million in 2022. The USSF committed to providing an equal rate of pay for the women's and men's national teams "in all friendlies and tournaments, including the World Cup”, in the future.

Due to this agreement, the USSF became the first federation in the world to equalize FIFA World Cup prize money awarded to the teams for participating in World Cups.

"I think it was just extremely motivating to see organizations and employers admit their wrongdoing, and us forcing their hand in making it right," Alex Morgan said last year after the agreement. "The domino effect that we helped kick-start -- I think we're really proud of it."

Enjoy video coverage from ABC News below.

Along with the USWNT's award, Liam Hendriks will receive the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance and the Buffalo Bills training staff will receive the Pat Tillman Award for Service.

The USWNT is pushing to win its third straight title in this competition which will play through Aug. 20.