The night when the U.S. women announced to the world that this nation that was a traditional doormat in men’s soccer was going to be a power in the women’s game.
USWNT
Rounding the curve in ’91
The events of 1991 included some important steps in the right direction for the US national team.
The battle of ’99
The Quarterfinal match against Germany may have been the best match on the USWNT’s path to the championship at the 1999 Women’s World Cup.
Power Ranking the USWNT Moms
For more than 25 years, USWNT players have demonstrated that having a baby doesn’t necessarily end a professional soccer career. Jen Cooper presents an unofficial power ranking of all USWNT players who earned a cap after having a child.
When the U.S. Women’s National Team was made in Washington
Frank McDonald talks to Anson Dorrance, head coach of the U.S. team that won the 1991 Women’s World Cup, about the prominent role players from the Seattle-Tacoma area had in the early history of the US Women’s National Team.
The night the U.S. women arrived
Roger Allaway on the USWNT’s 7-0 win over Taiwan in the 1991 Women’s World Cup.
Kristine Lilly, the Washington Warthogs, and Olympic Gold
Without a club team to stay sharp with before the 1996 Summer Olympics, USWNT legend Kristine Lily signed with Continental Indoor Soccer League club Washington Warthogs, at the time the only professional club in the DC area.
The battle of ’99
Roger Allaway looks back at the pivotal quarterfinal match between the US and Germany in the 1999 Women’s World Cup.
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