COUNTERATTACK Part 1: The Dream
The '99 US Women’s National Team's historic World Cup captured the world's attention and changed the narrative for female athletes. It also inspired a generation of soccer-loving kids like Sinead Farrelly, a little girl in small-town Pennsylvania with big soccer dreams.
ROS Presents: Counterattack · Religion of Sports | PRX
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The US Women’s National Team’s historic World Cup win in 1999 changed the narrative for female athletes everywhere and inspired a generation of soccer-loving kids like Sinead Farrelly, a little girl in small-town Pennsylvania with big soccer dreams.
Host and goalkeeper Briana Scurry relives that iconic summer and reflects on the legacy of activism, organizing and sisterhood in women’s soccer in this inaugural episode of Counterattack. She also traces the orgin story of Sinead Farrelly, whose experiences in the pros eventually change the game forever.