Her powerhouse performance on the field matched with her charisma gave her the opportunity to sign endorsement deals with various companies including Gatorade, Nike, Dreyer’s Ice Cream, Pepsi, Nabisco, Fleet Bank, Earthgrains, Powerbar and Mattel. She also appeared in the HBO Documentary Dare to Dream: The Story of the U.S.

Mia is currentlyĪs a testament to her experience and success, Mia authored Go For the Goal: A Champion’s Guide to Winning in Soccer and Life. Celebrating her talent, Mia was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame, the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, the Texas Sports Hall of Fame and the World Football Hall of Fame. Mia was named the FIFA World Player of the Year in 20, and is one of only two women, and one of two Americans, listed as one of FIFA’s 125 Best Living Soccer Players (chosen by Pele), alongside teammate Michelle Akers. Mia is also the third most played female soccer player in history, appearing in 275 international matches, after fellow teammates Kristine Lilly and Christie Rampone. team, until June 2013 when Abby Wambach, fellow American player, scored her 159 th goal and broke the record. With her energetic and powerful presence on the field, Mia held the record for most international goals scored in the history of soccer, male or female, with her 151 st goal for the U.S. Mia won the gold medal at the 1996 Olympics, alongside teammates Michelle Akers, Brandi Chastain and Kristine Lilly, and they returned in 2004 to take the gold for a second time. She won the Women’s World Cup in 1991 at the age of 19, becoming the youngest team member in history to win a World Cup, and went on to win it again in 1999.

women’s national soccer team for 17 years, and was a founding member of the Washington Freedom. Sports Speaker Mia played as a forward with the U.S. Mia Hamm is a former American soccer star who is considered to be the best female soccer player in history.

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