The GOAT Michelle Akers On Why She's Selling Her Memorabilia

Planet Fútbol with Grant Wahl

Sports Illustrated

Sports, Sports News, News, Soccer

4.6 • 859 Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2019

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Grant interviews Michelle Akers, viewed by many as the greatest women's soccer player of all time, about her decision to sell her memorabilia at GoldinAuctions.com to fund her horse and animal welfare work, her farm relocation and family time. Akers explains what she has been doing on her Georgia farm rescuing horses in recent years, how she has responded to USWNT teammates who have expressed their skepticism on the memorabilia sale and what she hopes to do with horse rescue work after she moves back to the West Coast. Akers also expresses a desire to get into media work and explains why she feels she has been left out in the cold by U.S. Soccer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.0	Hey there, I'm Grant Wall.
0:29.0	Welcome to the Planet Football Podcast.
0:31.0	This week's interview guest is Michelle Acres, the legendary American soccer player.
0:36.0	While we've got you, make sure to check out Planet Football TV S.I's weekly soccer video series that I co-host with Louise Miguel
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0:47.8	game we love. That's Planet Football TV.
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0:54.0	Our guest today is Michelle Acres, the legendary winner of two World Cups and won Olympic
1:00.0	Gold Medal.
1:01.0	She is considered by many to be the greatest women soccer player of all time.
1:05.8	Through October 19th she is auctioning off some remarkable memorabilia of her career
1:11.8	including her FIFA Player of the Century Award in her 1996 Olympic gold medal,
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