Episode #169 -- Women's World Cup Final
It Was 20 Years Ago Today
English - November 30, 2011 07:05 - 5 minutes - 5.01 MB - ★★★★ - 2 ratingsHistory News Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011. Twenty years ago today, the USA Women's National Team won the inagural FIFA Women's World Cup tournament. They have been a dominant force in the women's game ever since. I talk about the status of women's soccer in the United States since that first big win, why I think the women's game is even better than the men's, and my experience seeing Team USA play right here in Portland a few weeks ago.
The picture is of one of the stars of the present team, Abby Wambach.