On July 29, the NWSL’s North Carolina Courage won the inaugural Women’s International Champions Cup with a 1-0 win over French club Lyon, the three-time defending UEFA Champions Leaguechampion and best funded women’s club in the world. We spoke with Anson Dorrance about the appeal and importance of a women’s club world championship, which the ICC hastaken a first step toward — as well as the upcoming U-20 Women’s World Cup, the evolution of the women’s game around the world, and the keys to the USA’s remaining a world power.
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