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Julie Foudy
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Ein country of citizenshipUnited States Edit
Country for sportUnited States Edit
Name wey dem give amJulie Edit
Family nameFoudy Edit
Ein date of birth23 January 1971 Edit
Place dem born amSan Diego Edit
Ein occupationassociation football player, sports commentator Edit
Position dem play for team top / specialitymidfielder Edit
Educate forStanford University, Mission Viejo High School Edit
Member give sports teamSan Diego Spirit, Tyresö FF, United States women's national soccer team, Stanford Cardinal women's soccer Edit
Sportfootball Edit
Participant insyd2004 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics Edit

Julie Maurine Foudy (/ˈfaʊdi/ FOW-dee; born January 23, 1971) be an American former professional soccer player wey play as a midfielder. She play give de United States women's national soccer team from 1988 to 2004, serving as co-captain from 1991 to 2000 den as captain from 2000 to 2004.[1] Plus de U.S. team, Foudy win de FIFA Women's World Cup insyd 1991 den 1999, wey she win de gold medal at de Summer Olympics insyd 1996 den 2004. Foudy fini ein international career plus 274 caps. Insyd 1997, she be de first American den first woman to receive de FIFA Fair Play Award.

From 2000 to 2002, Foudy serve as presido of de Women's Sports Foundation. Insyd 2006, she co-found de Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy, an organization wey focus on developing leadership skills insyd teenage girls. Insyd 2007, she be inducted into de National Soccer Hall of Fame. She currently be a sports analyst, reporter den de primary color commentator give women's soccer telecasts on ESPN.

Foudy be de author of Choose to Matter: Being Courageously and Fabulously YOU.[2] She appear insyd de HBO documentary Dare to Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team.[3] She be de executive producer of de documentary short, An Equal Playing Field, wey she produce de ESPN Nine for IX episode The 99ers, wich dey feature players from U.S. team wey win de 1999 Women's World Cup. Foudy be a part of de ownership group of Angel City FC of de National Women's Soccer League.[4]

Early life

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Dem born Foudy on January 23, 1971, insyd San Diego, California wey dem raise am insyd Mission Viejo.[5] She play soccer at Mission Viejo High School, wer na she be a two-time First-Team All-American. Na dem name am de Los Angeles Times High School Player of de 1980s den de Player of de Year insyd southern California for three straight years (1987–1989).[6]

College career

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Foudy attend Stanford University, wer she help de Stanford Cardinal women's soccer team reach de NCAA playoffs four years in a row. She be a four-time NSCAA All-American wey she fini ein collegiate career plus 52 goals, 32 assists den 136 points insyd 78 appearances. Na dem name am de Cardinal Player of de Year for three consecutive years (1989–1991).[6][7] Na dem name am de 1989 Soccer America Freshman of de Year den de 1991 Soccer America Player of de Year, wey na she be a two-time finalist for de Hermann Trophy. Na she be de recipient of de Stanford Outstanding Freshman, Sophomore den Junior Athlete Award wey na dem name am to Soccer America ein College Team of de Decade for de 1990s.[8]

Club den international career

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Club

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Foudy play give de semi-professional team Sacramento Storm, wich win de 1993, 1995 den 1997 California State Amateur championship. Insyd 1994, she play give de Swedish club Tyresö FF plus ein national teammates Michelle Akers, Mary Harvey, den Kristine Lilly. Insyd de Women's United Soccer Association professional league (WUSA), na Foudy be captain of de San Diego Spirit.[9] She make 59 regular season appearances, scoring eight goals den providing 13 assists.[10] Wen de WUSA suspend operations insyd September 2003, Foudy be de official player ein representative to de ongoing efforts to resurrect de league.

International

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Foudy begin dey travel plus de United States women's national soccer team at de age of 16. She attend de 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament as a non-playing substitute,[11] then she make ein first international appearance on July 29, 1988 at de Mundialito.[8] Foudy play insyd four FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments, winning insyd 1991 den 1999. She play insyd three Summer Olympic Games, winning de gold medal insyd 1996 den 2004, den winning silver insyd 2000. Following de 2004 Olympics, Foudy join ein teammates Mia Hamm, Joy Fawcett den Brandi Chastain insyd a 10-game "farewell tour" wey mark de end of wat de media label de "golden era" of U.S. women's soccer.[12][13] Na de St. Petersburg Times say de team, "... change de face of women's soccer".[14]

International goals

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No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 April 1991Port-au-Prince, Haiti Mexico5–05–01991 CONCACAF Women's Championship
2.24 November 1991Foshan, China TPE4–07–01991 FIFA Women's World Cup
3.21 August 1994Montreal, Canada Canada5–06–01994 CONCACAF Women's Championship
4.10 June 1995Helsingborg, Sweden AUS1–14–11995 FIFA Women's World Cup
5.19 June 1999East Rutherford, United States DEN2–03–01999 FIFA Women's World Cup
6.17 September 2000Melbourne, Australia China1–01–12000 Summer Olympics
7.25 September 2003Philadelphia, United States NGA5–05–02003 FIFA Women's World Cup

Sports broadcasting career

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Foudy insyd 2026

Foudy work as an in-studio sports analyst give ABC, ESPN den ESPN2 ein coverage of de 2006 FIFA World Cup den UEFA Euro 2008, wey na she provide on-air commentary den analysis during United States Women's National Team matches since then. She co-anchor ABC den ESPN telecasts of de 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup den de 2007 season of Major League Soccer, wey dey include de MLS Cup. She appear as a pundit give de ESPN coverage of de UEFA Euro 2008 championship finals plus Andy Gray den Tommy Smyth. For de 2010 FIFA World Cup, she serve as a reporter den analyst, doing features, interviews den analysis insyd South Africa for ESPN. Foudy sanso be a reporter for ESPN ein investigative program, Outside the Lines. She serve as a sports desk reporter give NBC Sports coverage of de 2008 Summer Olympics.[15] She fill in give Dana Jacobson on ESPN First Take. Since late-2010, Foudy be paired plus Glenn Davis anaa Ian Darke on ESPN ein primary broadcast team for women's soccer telecasts, as be de case for de 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.[16]

On August 20, 2013, ESPN Films team up plus Foudy to premiere dema new Nine for IX film on de 1999 Women's World Cup Team, The 99ers. De film, wey Erin Leyden direct, wey Foudy produce, dey tell de story of de 1999 United States women's national soccer team, using Foudy ein personal behind de scenes footage. Reuniting key players from de 1999 squad den talking plus current U.S. players as well, de film dey examine how women's soccer, den women's sports in general, change since de 1999 Women's World Cup.[17]

Foudy work as ESPN ein reporter from de 2018 Winter Olympics den de 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. Foudy be de host of de podcast Laughter Permitted, wich dey interview sports "trailblazers".[18] Insys 2023, Foudy join WBD Sports to work as de lead match analyst give USWNT den USMNT matches. She continue to work give ESPN as well.[19]

Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy

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De Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy (JFSLA) be an organization wey focus on sports den leadership give girls dem found insyd 2006 by Foudy den ein husby Ian Sawyers.[20] De academy dey host one-week combined sports camp (soccer anaa lacrosse) den leadership academy give girls age 12–18. De staff dey include Olympic gold medalists, World Cup champions den oda leaders.[21] De camps be focused on leadership building "on den off de field".[22] According to Foudy, “...having a productive successful team is not about one person or about one part of that team. It's a successful team which means everyone contributes. When I look back over my U.S. team career our most successful teams which won World Cups and Olympic medals had one common denominator, we all contributed to positive team chemistry.”[23] While conducting a youth soccer clinic insyd Tampa insyd 2006, she say dat de success of de U.S. women's soccer team insyd de FIFA World Cup tournaments den Summer Olympics transform de way soccer federations internationally think about women's soccer.[14]

Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy

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De Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy (JFSLA) be an organization wey focus on sports den leadership give girls dem found insyd 2006 by Foudy den ein husby Ian Sawyers.[20] De academy dey host one-week combined sports camp (soccer anaa lacrosse) den leadership academy give girls age 12–18. De staff dey include Olympic gold medalists, World Cup champions den oda leaders.[21] De camps be focused on leadership building "on den off de field".[24] According to Foudy, “...having a productive successful team is not about one person or about one part of that team. It's a successful team which means everyone contributes. When I look back over my U.S. team career our most successful teams which won World Cups and Olympic medals had one common denominator, we all contributed to positive team chemistry.”[25] While conducting a youth soccer clinic insyd Tampa insyd 2006, she say dat de success of de U.S. women's soccer team insyd de FIFA World Cup tournaments den Summer Olympics transform de way soccer federations internationally think about women's soccer.[14]

Honors den awards

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N dem select Foudy for induction into de National Soccer Hall of Fame insyd 2007 alongside former teammate Mia Hamm. Na Foudy den Hamm dema induction be de first all-female class.[26]

Insyd 1997, Foudy receive de FIFA Fair Play Award for ein work against child labor, de first American den first woman to win de award.[8] For ein accomplishments insyd soccer insyd de United States, na dem award Foudy de Golden Blazer insyd 2015 by Men in Blazers.[27] De American Library Association select Foudy as Honorary Chair of National Library Week 2017.[28]

Personal den political activism

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Foudy plus Senator Barbara Boxer insyd 2001
Brandi Chastain den Julie Foudy insyd Brazil insyd 2014

Foudy be active insyd a number of political causes wey dey relate to women's rights den workers' rights. Insyd 1998, she receive de FIFA Fair Play Award in recognition of ein advocacy against child labor insyd sports equipment manufacturing. De year before she make a trip to Pakistan to inspect working conditions at a factory wer soccer balls be manufactured for ein then-sponsor, Reebok.[29]

Insyd 2002, Foudy, a former presido of de Women's Sports Foundation, na she be named by United States Secretary of Education Rod Paige to de Commission on Opportunity insyd Athletics, a panel dem charge plus reviewing de effects den implementation of de landmark 1972 Title IX legislation. Foudy den fellow commission member Donna de Varona refuse to sign de report wey de commission author, dey talk say de report downplay de persistence of gender-based discrimination insyd school athletics den dat sam of ein recommendations go allow schools to get away plus discrimination. Dem release a minority report wey dey recommend say current anti-discrimination policies remain in place. Paige ultimately decide to only pursue de recommendations wey earn unanimous support from de commission.[30]

Foudy den Ian Sawyers be married since 1995. Foudy give birth to dema first kiddie, a daughter dem name Isabel Ann, on January 1, 2007. Dema second kiddie, a son dem name Declan, be born insyd December 2008.

Insyd 2014, Brandi Chastain den Foudy work togeda to host clinics give young women insyd Brazil to encourage young women to play soccer.[31]

Foudy appear insyd de HBO documentary Dare to Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team.[3] She sanso dey appear insyd de HBO Max documentary film LFG.

References

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  1. ↑ Norwood, Robyn (1994-08-28). "Foudy Shows Women's Soccer is Alive, Kicking : Future: Former Mission Viejo star hopes her game grows thanks to the popularity of the recent World Cup tournament". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  2. ↑ Foudy, Julie (January 31, 2017). "With a new book, Julie Foudy wants to help you cultivate your inner leader". ESPN. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Dare to Dream: The Story of the US. Women's Soccer Team". HBO. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Julie Foudy". Angel City FC. Archived from the original on 2023-12-16. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  5. ↑ "Soccer newsletter: Landon Donovan, Alex Morgan are part of Southern California's all-time team". Los Angeles Times (in American English). 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  6. 1 2 "Julie Foudy profile". Women's United Soccer Association. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Attended Mission Viejo High School where she was a two-time First-Team All-American...
  7. ↑ Velázquez de León, Mauricio (2010). 20 Soccer Legends. The Rosen Publishing Group. pp. 20–21. ISBN 978-1615329465. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 "Midfielder Julie Foudy". SoccerTimes.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2005. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Julie Foudy Speaks to over 500 Attendees at the HCES Lecture Event". Holy Comforter Episcopal School (in English). 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  10. ↑ "11 - Julie Foudy". Women's United Soccer Association. Archived from the original on June 7, 2004. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  11. ↑ Lewis, Michael (June 6, 2015). "Hand-me-downs, Snickers and warm Pepsi: the early years of US women's soccer". The Guardian. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  12. ↑ Retiring trio major players in golden era of U.S. women's soccer ESPN, December 6, 2004
  13. ↑ "Hamm, U.S. women's stars set for farewell tour". Associated Press. September 13, 2004.
  14. 1 2 3 Rasmussen, Jeremy (March 19, 2006). "Role model; Olympian". Take Two. St. Petersburg Times.
  15. ↑ Medium Well: Your NBC Olympics lineup – A blog on sports media, news and networks – baltimoresun.com
  16. ↑ 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Commentators – ESPN MediaZone.
  17. ↑ US Soccer News & Features – ESPN Films to Premier ‘The 99ers’ on Aug. 20 as Part of "Nine for IX" Series Archived March 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
  18. ↑ "Laughter Permitted with Julie Foudy Show - PodCenter - ESPN Radio". ESPN Radio. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  19. ↑ "Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Announces Talented & Accomplished Roster of Commentators Ahead of its U.S. Soccer Coverage Starting This January on HBO Max & TNT". Warner Bros. Discovery (in English). 2023-01-10. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  20. 1 2 Hubbard Gukler, Linda (July 24, 2012). "Soccer star Julie Foudy brings her leadership academy to Atherton for the first time". In Menlo. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  21. 1 2 "What is the Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Accemy?". Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy. Archived from the original on May 20, 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  22. ↑ Vieria, Romulo (16 December 2015). "Where are they now: 1999 Women's World Cup soccer team". New York Daily News. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  23. ↑ Foudy, Julie (2017). Choose to Matter. Los Angeles: EspnW. p. 85.
  24. ↑ Vieria, Romulo (16 December 2015). "Where are they now: 1999 Women's World Cup soccer team". New York Daily News. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  25. ↑ Foudy, Julie (2017). Choose to Matter. Los Angeles: EspnW. p. 85.
  26. ↑ Dobbin, Ben (2007-08-27). "Hamm, Foudy enshrined into Hall of Fame". Ocala StarBanner. Associated Press. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  27. ↑ "Golden Blazer 2015". Men in Blazers. Archived from the original on February 7, 2015.
  28. ↑ "Soccer great Julie Foudy to serve as National Library Week Honorary Chair". ALA. 2017-01-20. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  29. ↑ Whitmore, Linda (April 18, 1998). "Global warming". Los Angeles Times.
  30. ↑ Schemo, Diana Jean (February 25, 2003). "Title IX dissenters to issue report criticizing proposed changes to women's athletics". New York Times.
  31. ↑ "Find Programs". exchanges.state.gov (in English). Retrieved 2019-07-29.

Read further

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  • Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 0803240368
  • Kassouf, Jeff (2011), Girls Play to Win Soccer, Norwood House Press, ISBN 1599534649
  • 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
  • Savage, Jeff (1999), Julie Foudy: Soccer Superstar, Lerner Publishing Group, ISBN 0822598264
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