Besting The Boys: How Alyssa Thompson Is Changing Soccer
The Lead
Wondery
3.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 19 April 2023
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Alyssa Thompson's incredible soccer talent has already made her look like a future global star, even though she's just 18 years old. And her path to greatness, which included becoming the first girl to play on an MLS Next boys academy team (along with her sister, Giselle), has changed minds -- and the way that youth soccer clubs operate.
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| 0:31.0 | The first one in the first round of the 2023 NWSL Draft. |
| 0:39.0 | Angel City SC Select, Alyssa Thompson. |
| 0:45.6 | Back in January, 18-year-old Alyssa Thompson became the first ever high school student to |
| 0:50.6 | be selected number one overall in the NWSL Draft. |
| 0:53.8 | Thompson has been called a prodigy and a generational talent. |
| 0:57.0 | In other words, expectations have been very, very high. |
| 1:00.8 | And then, last month, just over 10 minutes into her first professional game, this happened. |
| 1:05.9 | Here is Thompson. |
| 1:07.9 | So, so positive, so positive, and she scored! |
| 1:14.1 | What an extraordinary moment! |
| 1:17.6 | And look at the joy on her face! |
| 1:22.5 | What a talent! |
| 1:25.1 | But here's the thing. |
| 1:26.3 | Not only has Thompson's incredible talent made her look like a potential future, global |
| 1:30.5 | soccer star, it has literally changed the way that youth soccer teams in the US operate. |
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