Morgan's goal was a classic. The USWNT has achieved quite a great deal, given that Americans had almost no interest in soccer until after 1960.
To be fair, it the traditional soccer powerhouses often had little interest in supporting women's soccer. And in some cases, they still have little interest in supporting women's soccer. So even though we don't have a long love affair with the sport like in other parts of the world, we were still more or less able to get in on the ground floor on the girls' side.
To be fair, it the traditional soccer powerhouses often had little interest in supporting women's soccer. And in some cases, they still have little interest in supporting women's soccer. So even though we don't have a long love affair with the sport like in other parts of the world, we were still more or less able to get in on the ground floor on the girls' side.
Was at the game in Tampa and watched the rest. Mallory Pugh is 17 years old and will probably be a starter for the Olympics. Looks like she may be someone really special.
Good point. If we wanted to extend it a bit, Title IX had something to do with it too, as high schools and colleges scrambled to add a comparatively inexpensive women's sport to at least partially offset the fortune being spent on football. This also might explain something else: the reason we still lag far behind in men's soccer. There are clearly major disincentives to having a collegiate men's soccer team.
There may be some disincentives, but the fact of the matter is that anyone whose ambition is to be a top-level soccer player shouldn't be going to college. The season is way too short, the coaching is usually not top notch, and the competition is third-rate relative to what a player would face in Europe. More and more U.S. teenagers are heading to Europe to learn the game.
When Lloyd retires (?????), Horan can move up to the top of the midfield triangle. Then Johnson and O'Brien can be the base. Hopefully Sonnett can move in there then. She seems really tough, just needs more experience I think.Would love to see Emily Sonnett get thrown in the lineup as soon as the Olympics are over and move Julie Johnston to a holding midfield spot.