Abby Wambach Interview

Planet Fútbol with Grant Wahl

Sports Illustrated

Sports, Sports News, News, Soccer

4.6 • 859 Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2018

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Grant interviews Abby Wambach, the World Cup champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist and the all-time leading goal-scorer in international soccer history. Wambach retired from playing in 2015, and she was recently announced as the founding chair of the advisory group for Copa90 to guide its editorial, talent and commercial plans for coverage of women’s soccer as we move toward next summer’s women’s World Cup. She also has a new book coming out next April called Wolfpack: How Women Claim Power, United and Change the Game. In a candid, wide-ranging conversation, Wambach discusses the influence of her wife, best-selling author Glennon Doyle, her new work for Copa90, her three-part video with Mia Hamm and Julie Foudy and her thoughts on FIFA, U.S. Soccer and the women's game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Grant Wall. And welcome to the Planet Football Podcast, where I go in-depth with the most intriguing people in the world of soccer.
0:08.5	In this episode, I'm joined by Abby Wombach for an extremely candid conversation that you will want to hear.
0:15.3	Just a quick reminder, it's a huge help if you subscribe to, rate, and review the podcast.
0:20.4	It helps people find us.
0:21.8	Onward.
0:24.0	Our guest today is one of the greatest soccer players of all time.
0:29.0	Abby Wombach is a World Cup champion, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, and the all-time leading goal score in
0:36.2	international soccer history.
0:38.4	Wombach retired from playing in 2015, and she was recently announced as the founding chair of the advisory group for
0:44.8	COPA 90 to guide its editorial talent and commercial plans for coverage of women's soccer
0:50.7	as we move toward next summer's Women's World Cup. She also has a new book coming out. women's
0:52.6	World Cup.
0:53.6	She also has a new book coming out next April called Wolf Pack,
0:57.2	which you can pre-order now.
0:58.7	Abby, thanks for joining me.
1:00.1	Grant, it is always a pleasure.
1:02.1	I feel like we have truly grown up over the last couple of decades together in the game of football, soccer as Americans would know it.
1:11.0	I really truly appreciate all that you do and how you kind of stay
1:15.1	involved in the game and how you revolved from just a journalist to now a podcaster and also a TV analyst. I just have really enjoyed watching you and appreciate
1:27.2	all of your, you know, your comments and your insight and your experience and expertise is awesome.
1:35.0	Thanks Abby, I appreciate what you're doing too.
1:38.0	There's a lot to talk about here.
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