ACFC has four of the NWSL’s 19 teenagers, including 19-year-old Alyssa Thompson and 17-year-old rookie Kennedy Fuller – heroes in Wednesday night’s much-needed win.
Angel City FC midfielder Kennedy Fuller, 17, celebrates after scoring a goal during the first half of their game against Racing Louisville FC on Wednesday night at BMO Stadium. Fuller became the third-youngest player in NWSL history to score a goal. LOS ANGELES — Imagine being in your 30s, raising a couple young kids at home and working a demanding job, one that requires you to go in every day and deal with a bunch of teenagers.
The rule was not, however, unique in America: The NHL and MLB require most athletes to be at least 18, while the NBA’s minimum age is 19 and the WNBA’s is 22 for American players. Those sentiments have been echoing in my head as I watched Angel City struggle to regain its form from last season, when it finished strong and made the playoffs. The club went into Wednesday on a five-match winless streak and in 11th place in its 14-team league.
Take a play in a 4-2 loss earlier this season to the Washington Spirit, when Thompson got clipped and tried to stay on her feet.she does with Angel City’s injured star Christen Press: “This is where there’s two right answers and a wrong answer, and unfortunately, chose the wrong answer. You either get clipped and you score, or you get clipped and you take the penalty kick. You get clipped and you … fall. Of course you fall.
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