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In 2008, an image of her silhouette was used in the logo for the second professional women's soccer league in the United States: Women's Professional Soccer. [175] ESPN named her the greatest female athlete in 2012. [176] In 2013, Hamm became the first woman inducted into the World Football Hall of Fame, located in Pachuca, Mexico. [177]
The 100 Best Female Footballers in the World is an annual global ranking of the best female footballers. The list was started by The Offside Rule podcast in 2016. Since 2018 it has also been published in association with the British newspaper The Guardian who have published the male equivalent since its inception in 2012.
The United States women's national soccer team (USWNT) represents the United States in international women's soccer. 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 ...
In December 2013, the USWNT All-Time Best XI was named by the United States Soccer Federation. [1] A committee of 56 former soccer players and administrators, as well as media members, voted for the team. 11 United States women's national soccer team players were chosen, with results leaning heavily toward the team that won the 1999 World Cup.
In June 2021, Morgan was named in the 18-player United States Women's soccer team roster for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics. [187] She appeared in all six matches for the United States in the tournament, which saw the team take home the bronze medal on August 5 following their 4–3 victory over Australia. [188]
The Americans never trailed, outscored their seven opponents 26-3 and led an astounding 70 percent of the time en route to winning their fourth World Cup.
Naomi Haile Girma (born June 14, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center back for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national team. Girma played collegiate soccer for the Stanford Cardinal, captaining the team to win the 2019 Women's College Cup.
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