Fewer people have had as much influence over women’s soccer in the United States as Mariel Margaret “Mia” Hamm. Today she turns 53 and is just as important now off the pitch, as she was when representing the U.S.A.
United States women's national team legend Carla Overbeck will coach the US Women next month at The Soccer Tournament, a $1 million, winner-take-all event.
Speaking to The Sporting News, Mia Hamm discusses how the USWNT is poised to bounce back from the 2023 Women's World Cup disappointment with a new head coach in a critical 2024.
The United States has produced some of the best female soccer players in the world. Trying to narrow it down to the 25 best is not easy, but we tried it. Our list is listed in alphabetical order.
Celebrities don’t tend to be the sole owners or majority shareholders in a franchise. That takes billions of dollars, by and large. However, here are 15 celebrities with a stake in a sports team. It’s some real “lifestyles of the rich and famous” stuff.
The World Cup Final is the most monumental football match on the planet in any given year, so it's no surprise some of the greatest performances in the history of the women's tournament occurred in contests between the last two nations standing.
The U.S. women’s national soccer team became heroes by winning the 1999 World Cup. It was their second title, but the first, in 1991, came in a different era for women’s soccer.
The United States has arguably the finest women’s soccer team of all time. After all, the USWNT has won three World Cups, more than any other team, and has taken home Olympic gold four times.
The university system of the United States turns out some the best and brightest minds and sends them out into the workforce. It also provides Team USA with the best athletes in pursuit of Olympic glory.
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