Hey everyone, welcome back to the Nikki and Bree Show.

And today we are joined by two absolute powerhouses.

They're World Cup champions, former U.S. soccer stars, moms, NFL wives, teammates,

turn best friends, and two women who know a thing or two about performing under pressure. From championship goals to raising kids, launching

businesses, and now hosting their brand new podcast, style of play, they've done it all.

Please welcome the incredible Julie Ertzs and kalia watt to the

niki and brie show what up ladies who hi thank you guys what an introduction yes well you guys

have crushed it too badasses all the way around thank you guys we're so excited to be here oh i love that thank you so

um i say we just kind of get into many of the accomplishments you both have had in soccer like kind

to take it back like way to the beginning um when and for both of, at what age did you both become serious about soccer?

Like, do you remember a specific moment when you're like, this is it for me?

Yeah, I'll start, Julie.

I think so growing up, I was also a dancer.

I did like ballet dancing and all of that. And I think it was around the age of like 12 or 13 when our coaches, coaches started to say like you really have to decide what you want to do. And so I think around 13, I had to quit everything else. And I became a soccer player. And then from that moment on, I just remember

I always, I wanted to do that. And there wasn't always a professional league to look up to.

There wasn't always a vision of what we could really do in the sport. But I just always wanted

to play soccer. I was not a dancer and if you watch the way I play,

you could absolutely know that I have no dancing abilities, which is no surprise. Kaly is like so

fast and like the way she runs is dancer-esque. I was nine. I just played every sport and I, you know, I had an older sister and I

think obviously, Kay, having sisters and you guys as well, like, I just wanted to do what my sister did.

And I loved it. And it just was like the most freeing thing to me to find something that I felt

like I could embody that was like so much of me, the competitive, being able to

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