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The team is fielded by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), the governing body of soccer in the United States, and competes as a member of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF). The United States competed in their first international match on August 18, 1985, a 1–0 loss in the ...
A narrative nonfiction book covering the entire history of the team from 1985 to 2019 called The National Team: The Inside Story of the Women Who Changed Soccer was named one of Vanity Fair's best books of 2019 and made NPR's 2019 year-end books list.
The team played its first match at the Mundialito tournament on August 18, 1985, coached by Mike Ryan, in which they lost 1–0 to Italy.In March 2004, two of its stars, Mia Hamm (who retired later that year after a post-Olympic team tour of the US) and Michelle Akers (who had already retired), were the only two women and the only two Americans named to the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest ...
Originally called the United States Interregional Women's League, the USL W-League was formed in 1995 as the first national women's soccer league, [28] [29] [30] providing a professional outlet for many of the top female soccer players in the country. It also allowed college players the opportunity to play alongside established international ...
Female soccer players were being paid to play, which continues to be the case in the US in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), arguably the world’s most competitive women’s league.
French club Lyon has had the most players in the Top 100 with 116 selections in total. In 2022, Barcelona became the first club other than Lyon to have the most players selected in a single year and retained the top spot the following two years. The record for most players selected in a single year is 17, set by Barcelona in 2024.
Women's association football, more commonly known as women's football or women's soccer, [a] is the team sport of association football played by women. It is played at the professional level in multiple countries , and 187 national teams participate internationally . [ 3 ]
Spain players Alexia Putellas and Jenni Hermoso receiving commemorative shirts for making over 100 appearances. This list summarizes women's association football players with 100 or more international appearances. As of 9 December 2024, a total of 501 women have played 100 or more international matches for their respective nations.