Super Soccer: US Women's Professional Soccer

Super Soccer: US Women's Professional Soccer — page 1
CHAPTER 1 THE SPARK 1999 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP The story of women's professional soccer in the United States starts with the 1999 Women's World Cup If not for the Fédération Internationale de Football Association FIFA organizing that tournament the United States might still be missing out on women's professional soccer The 1999 Women's World Cup Final was on the line as Brandi Chastain prepared for her penalty kick This was just the third Women's World Cup ever The United States had won the first tournament held in China in 1991. Norway had won the second tournament in 1995 in Sweden In the eight years since the first tournament women's soccer had become much more popular around the world The people who organized the Women's World Cup took a big chance with US keeper Brianna Scurry left teams up with Michelle Akers 10 and Brandi Chastain 6 to keep China scoreless