When Rachel Markus  was a young soccer player, she attended Nick Zlatar’s soccer camp. She loved learning the game. But at night the staff showed movies of old World Cup games. She hated that.

Markus’ soccer career was derailed by back surgery at 14, but her passion for the sport never died. She became a referee. At Cornell University she played intramurals and coached in a youth league.

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