The United States women's national soccer team (USWNT) generated more revenue than the men's side in the three years after their 2015 Fifa Women's World Cup triumph, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), reports, www.sportspromedia.com/.

Financial reports seen by the business newspaper show that a surge in ticket sales for the women's games helped earn the United States Soccer Federation (US Soccer) US$50.8 million from 2016 to 2018. The men's team, meanwhile, apparently only generated US$49.9 million over the same period.

Prior to 2016 - a year that saw the USWNT generate US$1.9 million more than their male counterparts - the men's team had brought in more revenue every year.