Kate Sobrero Markgraf‘s playing career for the USA in 1998-2010 included 201 appearances, three World Cups and three Olympic tournaments. At age 22, Markgraf (née Sobrero) was the youngest starter on the 1999 World Cup-championship team, and she also won a pair of Olympic gold medals.

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Soccer America Executive Editor Mike Woitalla has written freelance articles about soccer for more than 30 media outlets in nine nations. The winner of eight United Soccer Coaches Writing Contest awards,...