Morgan Gautrat

Morgan Paige Gautrat (née Brian; born February 26, 1993) is an American soccer player for the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the highest division of women's professional soccer in the United States, and the United States women's national soccer team. She first appeared for the United States national team during a friendly against Korea Republic on June 15, 2013. She has since made 87 total appearances for the team and scored 8 goals.

Morgan Gautrat
Brian with the United States women's national soccer team in June 2018
Personal information
Full name Morgan Paige Gautrat
Birth name Morgan Paige Brian
Date of birth (1993-02-26) February 26, 1993
Place of birth St. Simons, Georgia, United States[1]
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Chicago Red Stars
Number 13
Youth career
2005–2012 Ponte Vedra Storm
2007–2011 Frederica Academy
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Virginia Cavaliers 81 (41)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Houston Dash 33 (0)
2017 Chicago Red Stars 2 (0)
2018 Lyon 5 (2)
2018– Chicago Red Stars 22 (3)
National team‡
2008–2010 United States U17 22 (15)
2012 United States U20 21 (4)
2013– United States 87 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 28, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 10, 2019

Brian played collegiate soccer with the University of Virginia Cavaliers from 2011 to 2014. In her four years with the Cavaliers, she scored 41 goals and recorded 43 assists, finishing her collegiate career ranked second in career points, second in career assists, and fifth in career goals. Brian won the MAC Hermann Trophy in both 2013 and 2014, becoming the fourth women's player to win the award in consecutive years.[2] Following her collegiate career, Brian was selected first overall by the Houston Dash in the 2015 NWSL College Draft.[3] Brian helped the United States win their titles at the 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. At age 22, she was the youngest member of the team at the 2015 World Cup.

Early life

Born in St. Simons Island, Georgia to Vickie and Steve Brian, Morgan was raised with her older sister Jennifer.[2] St. Simon's Island had an immense soccer culture and Brian played with girls who were four or five years older than she. Because of her small size among the team, she earned the nickname 'Plankton.' Brian eventually went on to play with the Ponte Vedra Storm in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, where she played from U-12 to U-19.[4] However, the team played as the Clay County Soccer Club for their U-19-year.[5] While with the Storm, Brian won state championships at the U-17 and U-19 levels.[4] In their U-19-year, as the Clay County Soccer Club, the team won the 2012 United States Youth Soccer National Championship. Brian missed the championships, as she was with the United States U-20 women's national team.[5]

Brian tried out for the Olympic Development Program state team in Florida along with all of her teammates from the Ponte Vedra Storm. She did not make the ODP team that first year; however she used that as motivation to train harder. She eventually made the state, regional, and national ODP teams.[4] Regarding her experience playing in ODP, Brian stated that is "was what got [her] recognized in the beginning."[5]

Brian attended Frederica Academy in St. Simon's Island from 2007 to 2011, where she played soccer all four years and helped the team win four consecutive state titles.[6] In addition to soccer, Brian also played varsity basketball as an eighth-grader, freshman, sophomore, and senior. She received both All-Region and All-State recognition for basketball.[4]

Brian ended her high school soccer career with 186 goals and 95 assists. She was a two-time Parade All-American and two-time Gatorade Georgia State Player of the Year. In 2010, she was named an NSCAA High School and Youth All-American and was also the 2010 NSCAA Youth Player of the Year as well as the 2010 Parade National Player of the Year. In 2011, she was named Gatorade National Player of the Year. Brian was also the first soccer player to be honored as the Gatorade National Female Athlete of the Year in 2011.[2]

University of Virginia Cavaliers, 2011–2014

Brian attended the University of Virginia. As a first year in 2011, she started in 22 games and appeared in 23 of the 24 total matches. As a midfielder, she was the second-leading scorer for the Cavaliers with 11 goals and eight assists. She was named the Soccer America National Freshman of the Year, NSCAA First-Team All-American, Second-Team Soccer America MVP and was a semi-finalist for the Hermann Trophy. She was named the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Freshman of the Year and First-Team All-ACC.[7]

During her second year, Brian appeared in 15 games, starting 13, after missing the beginning of the season due to representing the United States at the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup where she helped the US take home gold. Brian scored four goals and served seven assists for the Cavaliers. She was named NSCAA 1st Team All-Southeast Region, First Team All-ACC, ACC Tournament MVP as well as Second Team Soccer America MVP, Second Team TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Season, and First Team VaSID All-State.[8]

As a third year in 2013, Brian started 25 games. She was first in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in scoring with 46 points on 16 goals and a league-high 14 assists. She scored in all four NCAA Tournament wins to lead Virginia to College Cup. She was named Soccer America Player of the Year, TopDrawerSoccer.com Player of the Year, VaSID State Player of the Year, First-Team NSCAA All-American, First-Team Soccer America MVP and First-Team All-ACC.[9] She was named winner of 2013 Hermann Trophy.[10]

As a fourth year in 2014, Brian repeated as the winner of the Hermann Trophy, becoming the fifth woman to win the award twice, after Mia Hamm of North Carolina (1992 and 1993), Cindy Parlow of North Carolina (1997 and 1998), Christine Sinclair of Portland (2004 and 2005) and Kerri Hanks (2006 and 2008).[11]

Club career

Houston Dash, 2015–2017

On January 16, 2015, the Houston Dash selected Brian with the first overall pick in the 2015 NWSL College Draft for the 2015 season of the National Women's Soccer League.[3] Brian made her first appearance for the Dash on April 10, 2015 in a match against the Washington Spirit.[12] Due to commitments with the United States women's national team at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada, Brian missed almost half of the NWSL season.[13] She returned to the Dash in late-July, appearing in a match against FC Kansas City on July 20.[14] Brian made ten appearances for the Dash in the regular season, recording three assists in 810 minutes played. The Dash finished fifth in the league and did not advance to the playoffs.[15]

On January 13, 2016, Brian was on the official list of United States women's national team allocated players for the 2016, having been assigned to the Houston Dash along with Carli Lloyd.[16] Brian made seven appearances for the Dash before joining the national team in preparation for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Brian will be returning to Houston for her third season in the NWSL and fifth overall season for the NWSL. Brian made her 2017 debut on May 6, 2017 in Chicago during the fourth week of the NWSL historical 5th season. Brian sat for the first few weeks due to a MCL injury that she sustained during her 66th appearance for the USWNT during the She Believes Cup against France in early March.

Chicago Red Stars, 2017–present

On August 30, 2017, the Chicago Red Stars acquired Brian from the Dash for Kristie Mewis.[17] In January 2018, Brian signed a deal to play in France for Olympique Lyonnais, Chicago retained her NWSL rights.[18] The Chicago Red Stars announced Brian's return to the team on June 19, 2018, as she signed a deal for the remainder of the 2018 season.[19]

Olympique Lyonnais, 2018

On January 1, 2018 Olympique Lyonnais Féminin announced they had signed Brian to a 2 and a half year deal, that would run until June 30, 2020.[20] On May 30, 2018 it was reported that Brian was leaving Lyon after only 5 months.[21] This was confirmed on June 19, 2018 as the Chicago Red Stars announced she had signed a deal to return to the NWSL.[22]

Club summary
As of September 28, 2019
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental[lower-alpha 2] Total Ref.
Division Regular Season Play-offs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Houston Dash 2015 National Women's Soccer League 100——100
2016 130—130[23]
2017 100—100[24]
Total33000—330—
Chicago Red Stars 2017 National Women's Soccer League 2000—20[24]
2018 9010100[25]
2019 121––121[26]
Total23110—241—
Olympique Lyonnais (loan) 2018 Division 1 Féminine 41—110052[27]
Career total602101100623—

Notes

  1. Appearances in Coupe de France Féminine
  2. Appearances in UEFA Women's Champions League

International

Youth national teams
After the award ceremony at Japan 2012 FIFA under-20 women's world cup. From left to right: 4-Crystal Dunn, 3-Cari Roccaro, 7-Kealia Ohai, 1-Brayne Heaberlin (GK), 9-Chioma Ubogagu, 6-Morgan Brian, 17-Taylor Schram, 16-Sarah Killion

Brian was a member of the United States U-17 women's national soccer team that placed third at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica. At age fifteen, she was the youngest member on the squad.[28]

Brian was a member of the United States U20 squad that won the 2012 CONCACAF Under-20 Women's Championship and earned a spot at the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Japan. During the qualifying tournament, she played in four games totaling 337 minutes, scored one goal and served one assist. Her goal occurred during the team's 4–0 semi-final victory over Mexico, which earned the squad its berth to the U-20 Women's World Cup. Leading up to the World Cup, she earned 15 U-20 caps and scored three goals.[7]

Brian would later help the team win the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Japan; playing all six matches and scoring a goal.[29] Describing Brian, head coach Steve Swanson said, "Morgan does everything extremely well, which is rare for any midfielder. She can finish, she makes great runs, she's an excellent passer, she can take players one-on-one and she can head the ball. There are not a lot of things she can't do, but what sets her apart is her brain. She's got an amazing soccer brain for her age and she's still one of the younger players on this team."[28]

Senior national team

Brian received her first senior national team call-up in June 2013, when she was named to a 23-player roster for a training camp and a two-game series against the Korea Republic. At 20 years old, Brian was the youngest player on the roster.[30] Brian earned her first cap on June 15, 2013 during the first match against the Korea Republic, replacing Lauren Holiday in the 77th minute.[31] On September 3, 2013, Brian made her second appearance in a match against Mexico at RFK Stadium. She replaced Erika Tymrak in the 70th minute. Two minutes later, Brian scored her first goal for the national team off an assist by Abby Wambach. The United States won the match 7–0.[32]

In 2014, Brian made 16 appearances with the national team while also playing with her college team.[31] She started off the year at a national team training camp from January 8 to 15 at U.S. Soccer's National Training Center in Carson, California.[33] On February 24, Brian was named to the 24-player roster for the 2014 Algarve Cup that took place from March 5 to 12.[34] She started in the team's first match of the tournament on March 5 against Japan, a 1–1 draw.[35] She also started in the match against Sweden on March 7, a game that ended the 43-game unbeaten streak for the United States.[36] Brian started in the team's final match of the tournament against Korea DPR that secured their seventh-place finish in the tournament.[37]

Brian joined the team for a two-game series against China on April 6 and 10. She started in both matches.[38][39] In late April, Brian was named to a 22-player roster for a match against Canada on May 8.[40] She played 68 minutes of the match, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[41] She was then named to the roster for two games against France on June 14 and 19.[42] Brian was named to a 19-player roster for a match against Switzerland on August 20 in Sandy, Utah.[43] She made an appearance during the match, coming in for Megan Rapinoe in the 78th minute. The United States went on the win 4–1.[44]

Brian joined the national team for a training camp at the end of August in order to prepare for two matches against Mexico in September as well as the 2014 CONCACAF Women's Qualifying tournament in October.[45] She appeared in the first game against Mexico on September 13 and was subsequently named to the roster for the 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship that served as a qualification for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[46][47] Brian made three appearances in the tournament, starting one.[31] Her first appearance of the tournament came during the team's final group match against Haiti, when she replaced Tobin Heath in the 63rd minute.[48] She also came in during the 67th minute of the semi-final match against Mexico on October 24, helping the United States win 3–0 and qualify for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[49] Her third appearance came during the final against Costa Rica on October 26, helping the United States win the tournament.[50] Following the CONCACAF Qualifying tournament, Brian was named to the 24-player roster for the International Tournament of Brasilia in Brazil that took place from December 10 to 21.[51] She came in for Lauren Holiday during the 65th minute of the match against Brazil on December 14.[52] Brian made two assists in the match against Argentina on December 18.[53] Brian played all 90 minutes in the final against Brazil. The game was a 0–0 draw, but the tournament title was given to Brazil, who had more points from the group stage.[54]

Brian playing for the USWNT, May 2015

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

Brian started off the year at a 21-day training camp in 2015 from January 5 to 25 at the U.S. Soccer National Training Center in Carson, California.[55] Following the training camp, Brian was named to the 24-player team that would travel on a 13-day trip to Europe for matches against France and England in mid-February.[56] Brian made the start in the match against France on February 8 and was replaced by Abby Wambach in 63rd minute.[57] She also played all 90 minutes in the match against England on February 13, which was a shutout victory for the United States.[58] On February 21, Brian was named to the 25-player roster for the 2015 Algarve Cup in Portugal.[59] She played all 90 minutes of the team's opening match against Norway on March 4, a 2–1 victory for the United States.[60] She also started in the final match against France on March 11, helping the United States win their 10th Algarve Cup title.[61] Following the Algarve Cup, Brian was named to a 25-player roster on March 20 for a match against New Zealand on April 4 in St. Louis.[62] She entered the match in the 79th minute and scored the team's fourth and final goal in the 81st minute, helping the United States defeat New Zealand 4–0.[63]

On April 14, 2015, Brian was named to the 23-player roster that would represent the United States at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[64] At the age of 22, she was the youngest member of the team. She played in six games of the tournament, starting four.[31] Brian became a World Cup Champion on July 5, when she helped the United States defeat Japan 5–2 in the Women's World Cup final. She recorded an assist during the match, passing the ball to Tobin Heath, who scored the final goal of the game.[65] Brian joined the national team on a Victory Tour following their World Cup win that started in Pittsburgh on August 16 and ended in New Orleans on December 16.[66][67]

2016 Summer Olympics

Brian joined the national team for their first training camp of the year at the U.S. Soccer National Training Center in Carson, California from January 5 to 21.[68] She was then named to the 20-player roster for 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying.[69] The United States qualified to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro after a semi-final win against Trinidad and Tobago on February 19.[70] Brian played all 90 minutes in the final against Canada on February 21. The United States won the tournament after defeating Canada 2–0 and Brian was named Budweiser Woman of the Match. Following the tournament, Brian was named to the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Best XI and also won the Golden Ball for best player.[71]

Brian was named to the roster for the 2016 SheBelieves Cup that took place from March 3 to 9.[72] She played all 90 minutes in the team's opening match of the tournament on March 3 against England.[73] On March 6, Brian earned her 50th cap with the national team during the match against France, a 1–0 victory for the United States. She became the 52nd United States female player to make 50 appearances.[74] Brian played 90 minutes in the final against Germany on March 9, helping the United States win the 2016 SheBelieves Cup.[75] Brian joined a 23-player roster for a training camp ahead of two matches against Colombia in early April.[76] She did not play in either game due to a hamstring injury.[77] Brian was on the roster for another two-game series against Japan in early June[78] and she started in both games.[79][80]

On July 12, 2016, Brian was named to the 18-player team that would represent the United States at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.[81] She made her Olympic debut on August 3 in the team's opening match against New Zealand. She recorded an assist during the match on Alex Morgan's goal in the 46th minute.[82] She also appeared in the second group match against France, helping the United States take away another victory and secure their first-place finish in the group.[83]

Post-Olympics and injury struggles

Despite the loss at the Olympics, Brian would end 2016 strong, scoring in both games in a series of friendlies against Romania[84] Brian would play in the 2017 SheBelieves Cup but would suffer a minor knee injury that would cause her to miss a series of friendlies against Russia the following month as well as friendlies against Sweden and Norway in June.[85][86] Brian would return in the 2017 Tournament of Nations but would play only as a late game sub against Australia.[87] Brian would spend the rest of 2017 in and out of training camps due to nagging injuries and would sparingly find playing minutes as a late game sub.[88] These injuries would carry over into 2018 as Brian was left out of the team's January camp.[89] Brian would return for the 2018 SheBelieves Cup and would be used as either a starter or a substitute player through the remaining games of the first half of the year.[90] Brian's health woes would continue in the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship as she suffered a head injury against Jamaica and would be forced to leave the match.[91] Brian ended 2018 not on the roster for friendlies in Europe at the end of the year, marking the end of an inconsistent and injury filled second half to the year.[92]

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

On May 2, 2019, Brian was named to the 23-player roster that would represent the United States at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[93]

Player statistics

World Cup and Olympic appearances
Match Date Location Opponent Lineup Result Competition
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
1
2015-06-08[94] Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada  Australia {{{4}}}.

on 86' (off Rapinoe)

 3–1 W Group stage
2
2015-06-12[95]  Sweden {{{4}}}.

off 58' (on Rodriguez)

 0–0 D Group stage
3
2015-06-22[96] Edmonton, Alberta, Canada  Colombia {{{4}}}.

on 69' (off Wambach)

 2–0 W Round of 16
4
2015-06-26[97] Ottawa, Ontario, Canada  China PR Start 1–0 W Quarter-final
5
2015-06-30[98] Montreal, Quebec, Canada  Germany Start 2–0 W Semi-final
6
2015-07-05[99] Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada  Japan Start 5–2 W Final
2016 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
7
 2016-08-03[100] Belo Horizonte, Brazil  New Zealand {{{4}}}.

off 64' (on Horan)

 2–0 W Group stage
8
 2016-08-06[101]  France Start 1–0 W Group stage
9
 2016-08-09[102] Manaus, Brazil  Colombia {{{4}}}.

off 65' (on Long)

 2–2 D Group stage
10
 2016-08-12[103] Brasília, Brazil  Sweden Start 1–1 D Quarter-final
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
11
 2019-06-13[104] Paris, France  Chile Start 3–0 W Group stage

International goals
Key (expand for notes on “international goals” and sorting)
Location Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred
Sorted by country name first, then by city name
Lineup Start – played entire match
on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time

off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time
(c) – captain
Sorted by minutes played

# NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match)
Min The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score The match score after the goal was scored.
Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team
Result The final score.

Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation

aet The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parenthesis; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match
Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament
Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match
Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match
Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament

NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player


Goal		 Date Location Opponent Lineup # Min Assist/pass Score Result Competition
1 2013-09-03[m 1] Washington, D.C.; USA  Mexico 21.

on 70' (off Tymrak)

 1.1 72 Abby Wambach

5750.07005 7–0

5750.07005 7–0

Friendly
2[n 1] 2014-02-13[m 3] Atlanta, Georgia, USA  Russia Start 1.1 65 Amy Rodriguez

5550.05005 5–0

5850.08005 8–0

3 2014-10-20[m 4] Washington, D.C.; USA  Haiti 28.

on 63' (off Heath)

 1.1 82 Christen Press

5600.06005 6–0

5600.06005 6–0

World Cup qualifier:Group A
4 2015-04-04[m 5] St. Louis, Missouri, USA  New Zealand 12.

on 79' (off Rapinoe)

 1.1 81 Sydney Leroux

5450.04005 4–0

5450.04005 4–0

Friendly
5 2016-11-10[m 5] San Jose, California, USA  Romania 145.

off 46' (on McDonald)

 1.1 25 Andi Sullivan

5450.04005 3–0

5450.04005 8–1

6 2016-11-13[m 6] Carson, California, USA  Romania Start 1.1 88 penalty

5350.03005 4–0

5650.06005 5–0

7 2019-08-29[m 7] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA  Portugal {{{4}}}.

off 61' (on Long)

 1.1 18 Christen Press

5350.03005 2–0

5650.06005 4–0

8 2019-11-10[m 8] Jacksonville, Florida, USA  Costa Rica {{{4}}}.

off 63' (on Long)

 1.1 10 Rose Lavelle

5350.03005 2–0

5650.06005 6–0

Note
  1. Brian's goal against Russia on February 13, 2014 was originally awarded to Megan Rapinoe, with an assist credited to Brian, but was later reviewed and officially awarded to Brian.[m 2]

Personal life

Brian is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.[105]

She was in a relationship with Eric Bird from 2013 to 2015.[106][107] She married soccer player Fabrice Gautrat in November 2017.[108] On June 27, 2020, she wore a jersey with "Gautrat" as her name during the NWSL Challenge Cup, reportedly "to surprise her husband."[109]

Honors and awards

High school
  • Parade National Player of the Year: 2010[2]
  • NSCAA Youth Player of the Year: 2010[2]
  • NSCAA High School and Youth All-American: 2010[2]
  • ESPN Rise All-American: 2010[2]
  • Gatorade Georgia State Player of the Year: 2010, 2011[110]

College
  • Soccer America National Freshman of the Year: 2011[2]
  • NSCAA All-American First Team: 2011, 2013, 2014[2]
  • Soccer America First Team MVP: 2011[2]
  • MAC Hermann Trophy Semi-finalist: 2011[2]
  • NSCAA All-Southeast Region First Team: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014[2]
  • ACC Freshman of the Year: 2011[2]
  • All-ACC First Team: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014[2]
  • VaSID State Freshman of the Year: 2011[2]
  • ACC Tournament MVP: 2012[2]
  • Soccer America Second Team MVP: 2012[2]
  • TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Season, Second Team: 2012[2]
  • VaSID All-State First Team: 2012[2]
  • MAC Hermann Trophy Winner: 2013, 2014[2]
  • Soccer America Player of the Year: 2013[2]
  • TopDrawerSoccer.com Player of the Year: 2013[2]
  • Honda Award Nominee 2013, 2014[2]
  • Soccer America First Team MVP: 2013, 2014[2]
  • TopDrawer Soccer.com Best XI First Team: 2013[2]
  • College Soccer Madness All-American First Team: 2013[2]
  • VaSID State Player of the Year: 2013, 2014[2]
  • All-NCAA Tournament Team: 2013, 2014[2]
  • ACC All-Tournament Team: 2013, 2014[2]
  • Virginia Nike Soccer Classic All-Tournament Team: 2013[2]
  • TopDrawerSoccer.com Preseason Best XI First Team: 2013, 2014[2]
  • TopDrawerSoccer.com National Player of the Year Award: 2014[2]

International

Team

Video Games

Brian was featured along with her national teammates in the EA Sports' FIFA video game series in FIFA 16, the first time women players were included in the game.[113]

Ticker-tape parade and White House honor

Following the United States' win at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Brian and her teammates became the first women's sports team to be honored with a Ticker tape parade in New York City.[114] Each player received a key to the city from Mayor Bill de Blasio.[115] In October of the same year, the team was honored by President Barack Obama at the White House.[116]

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Further reading
  • Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 0803240368
  • Lisi, Clemente A. (2010), The U.S. Women's Soccer Team: An American Success Story, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 0810874164
  • Longman, Jere (2009), The Girls of Summer: The U.S. Women's Soccer Team and How it Changed the World, HarperCollins, ISBN 0061877689
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