Lauren Gregg  has had a storied career. A defender for the U.S. women’s national team in its nascent days, then both the first female assistant coach for an American squad and the women’s interim head coach, she also achieved success at the University of Virginia, as the first female to lead a team to the NCAA Division I final four, and the first to be named National Soccer Coaches Association of America Coach of the Year. She is now an assistant coach for Nigeria’s national team, Africa’s most successful women’s side.

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