USWNT: Going Big On and Off the Field. The US Womenβs National Soccer team is arguably the most successful sports team in US history. The team was formed in the mid-eighties, won the first official womenβs FIFA World Cup in 1991, and has never ranked lower than number 2 in the world! The team achieved legendary status with their 1999 World Cup win when Brandi Chastainβs iconic celebration encapsulates their spirit and etched it into the public consciousness. On the field, current teams continue in the mold of US womenβs teams; bold, hard-charging, and stylish. The most recent example is the 2019 world cup with dominant goal-scoring performances by Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe. With all their success on the field, the teamβs early stars had to fight for equitable pay, travel and playing conditions. Modern champions like Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan, and Becky Sauerbrunn continue that legacy and recently won a wage settlement in favor of the US Womenβs National Team. "This will completely change the landscape of the women's game in the country forever," USWNT forward Megan Rapinoe told ESPN. "And I think our commitment was always to that, and always to leave the game in a better place than we found it." |