# Abby Wambach
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Mary Abigail Wambach (born June 2, 1980) is an American retired soccer player, coach, two-time Olympic gold medalist, a FIFA Women's World Cup champion and a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. A six-time winner of the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year award, Wambach was a regular on the U.S. women's national soccer team from 2003 to 2015, earning her first cap in 2001. As a forward, she currently stands as the highest all-time goal scorer for the national team and is second in international goals for both female and male soccer players with 184 goals, behind Canadian Christine Sinclair.
How to Train One Million Coaches and Improve Youth Sports with Kevin Connors of the Susan Crown Exchange led Million Coaches Challenge
Kevin Connors is the Managing Director at Susan Crown Exchange, where he oversees grant making, leads new initiatives, and co-develops organizational strategy. Kevin helped lead the Million Coaches Challenge, a national initiative launched by the Susan Crown Exchange in 2021 to transform youth spor…
The Rise of Sports Gambling
Women’s sports are growing and the gambling industry wants in. But what’s the real cost of all that new money?
In Part 1 of this two-part series, Abby Wambach and Julie Foudy welcome sports historian Dr. Victoria Jackson to unpack how sports betting went from something leagues opposed to somethi…
How Sports Betting Can Be An Addiction
Behind every betting app, ad and winning parlay are real people and sometimes, a cost no one else can see.
In Part 2 of our series on sports gambling, Abby Wambach and Julie Foudy move from the business of betting to the personal toll, welcoming Saul Malek to share how a love of sports and fanta…
Abby Wambach and Glennon Doyle: Intimacy, Cheating & Starting Over
Join Alex in the studio for an interview with Glennon Doyle and Abby Wambach! Glennon and Abby discuss their incredible love story, risking everything for each other, and why they believe it’s so important to never settle. They also discuss intimacy, childhood insecurities, overcoming addiction, ch…
How Cori Close Will Rebuild UCLA's Championship Team
What does it take to build a championship team and who do you become along the way? UCLA women’s basketball head coach Cori Close joins Julie Foudy, Abby Wambach and Billie Jean King to reflect on a historic title run and why her definition of success goes far beyond the trophy.
From lessons lea…
Andraya Carter on the WNBA Finals: Why Is Game 6 at Lunchtime?!
Andraya Carter is at the party, and she has thoughts! The ESPN analyst joins Julie Foudy and Abby Wambach to break down the WNBA Finals: what Angel Reese and the Atlanta Dream need to force a Game 7, why the Golden State Valkyries are so tough to beat, and how a potential championship-clinching gam…
Teaming Up with Becky Sauerbrunn: Abby Wambach
Teaming Up is BACK!
What better way to kick off season 2 than to bring legendary USWNT soccer player, Abby Wambach to the Nerd Squad. Becky and Abby reminisce on their complicated time together as leaders of the national team and share how close they have become through navigating life post-profess…
Ashley Sanchez’s Heartbreak on NWSL Decision Day
Glennon Doyle is back at the party—and taking a victory lap! She joins Abby Wambach, Julie Foudy, and Billie Jean King to celebrate her winning WNBA bracket and the Golden State Valkyries’ championship run. From Gabby Williams’ Game 7 takeover to Glennon’s very physical experience of watching baske…
Bonus: How Natalie Nakase Built the Valkyries’ Championship Culture
Party people, we’re deep in our violet haze and the coach is joining the party! Fresh off the Golden State Valkyries’ first WNBA championship, head coach Natalie Nakase joins Abby Wambach and Julie Foudy for a special bonus episode on building a team that wins with love, trust, and a strict “no ass…
Abby Wambach on Closing the Wage Gap, Overcoming Substance Abuse and More
Soccer star Abby Wambach had an incredibly successful career on the field, but since retiring she's fought to close the wage gap between men and women in the United States.Uploaded 27-04-17Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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