How Women’s Soccer has Grown in the United States

There is a universal note in inequality movements where improvement must acknowledged for the growth of any campaign. Women’s soccer in the United States, and abroad, is not any different. Since, the first women’s team played on a field in the United States in 1985, much progress has been made. Title IX legislation has expanded soccer programs for females at the university dramatically. Female soccer players had at one time been as celebrated profiles as athletes like Ryan Lochte and Mariano Rivera. Mia Hamm and Joy Fawcett boasted numerous sponsorships and captured the adulation of a generation of Americans. The US women’s team has never a slot lower than second in FIFA’s international rankings- something the US men’s team would adore. However, there’s work to be done. WUSA discontinued due to low attendance and investors look askance at the worthwhileness of pouring money into a women’s  league in this country, blogger Julian Cardillo reports.  But, headway has been made.

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