Name: Groundbreakers: Julie Foudy on the 1999 Women’s World Cup
Uploaded: 2023-11-21
Duration: 194 s
Description: Julie Foudy recounts the story of the 1999 Women’s World Cup to Suni Lee. At the time, women’s soccer was a fledgling enterprise – the players were making just $10 a day as a per diem. But the tournament drew huge crowds and record TV ratings, which was just the leverage the team had been waiting for.

Julie Foudy on the 1999 Women’s World Cup

Julie Foudy recounts the story of the 1999 Women’s World Cup to Suni Lee. At the time, women’s soccer was a fledgling enterprise – the players were making just $10 a day as a per diem. But the tournament drew huge crowds and record TV ratings, which was just the leverage the team had been waiting for.

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Julie Foudy on the 1999 Women’s World Cup

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