After the USA won the inaugural U-20 Women's World Cup in 2002, Soccer America's Scott French compared forwards Lindsay Tarpley, Heather O'Reilly, Kelly Wilson to the "Triple-Edged Sword," heroes of the USA's inaugural Women's World Cup-winning team in 1991: Michelle Akers, April Heinrichs and Carin Jennings. Head coach Tracey (nee Bates) Leone, who also played on the 1991 team, became the first American to win a soccer world championship as both a player and head coach. The post SA Archives (2002): USA wins first U-20 Women’s World Cup appeared first on Soccer America.
From Mario Götze and Ousmane Dembélé to Erling Haaland and Jude Bellingham, Borussia Dortmund have long been synonymous with exciting young talent. Could Konstantinos Karetsas and Joane Gadou be the latest to follow in their footsteps?
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