From helenenothelen: 'The 99ers made it possible for women to play soccer professionally and made it the norm to take female athletes seriously, but battles remain.'
Carli Lloyd of the U.S. women's national soccer team looks to pass in the first half against Belgium at Banc of California Stadium.
“They had such an influence on me as a young girl and I’ll forever be grateful for what they did,” said Morgan, who watched that World Cup when she wasn't playing her own rec soccer games. “Just the culture within the national team is a special one and that’s one that they were a huge part of.
The 1999 team captured the imagination of an audience that didn’t know it needed a story as refreshing as theirs. “Young girls never had a place to go where the players on the field looked like them. It felt good for them,” said Brandi Chastain, who should be remembered as much for her gritty play as for the iconic moment she peeled off her jersey, as male players do after victories, and exulted in front of 90,000 fans at the Rose Bowl in her sports bra.
A successful tournament for the U.S. women this summer might make it easier to find backing for bringing the NWSL, the women’s professional league, to Los Angeles.
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