Tuesday August 25, 2020
1 day before the 100th Anniversary of the Women’s Right to Vote
Inspirational Team of Women for Today is:
1999 US World Cup Champion
Women’s Soccer Team
Another interesting fact…There were no goals scored during the regulation part of the final championship game. The US won the match 5-4 on penalty kicks with Defender Brandi Chastain blasting the kick past China’s goalkeeper. Chastain whipped her shirt off and swung it around her head in monumental fashion. See a feature video created 20 years later about that final game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cgdA6GfwD8
To learn more about this inspirational team of woman, go to CNN.com’s web page
Here is another article following the players 16 years later from NYDailyNews.com
https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/soccer/1999-women-world-cup-soccer-team-article-1.2458994