“Right now, it’s so expensive. I have a friend who spent $30,000 a year on her daughter. That’s out of reach for a lot of people, and we’re not doing enough to change that.When we were playing, we had Briana Scurry, Saskia Webber, Thori Staples andLorrie Fair. There still weren’t enough back then. No Hispanic players. Around the world, it’s played in under-served communities. In America,it’s a middle class, white sport.”

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