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Jul 2023
59m 30s

229. THE WORLD CUP WITH ABBY: Inside Her...

Glennon Doyle and Audacy
About this episode

Time to HUDDLE UP, Pod Squad! 


Our most beloved The Soccer expert – Abby Wambach – prepares us for the World Cup, bringing us inside her personal rollercoaster journey through four World Cups:


  • The real scoop behind her impossible, iconic goal against Brazil in 2011; 
  • The moments she will never forget from the brutal loss against Germany;
  • How she *really* reacted when learning she would not be starting for the 2015 US Team; 
  • How we can ALL learn to lead from the bench; and
  • What to expect in this year’s tournament.


Plus, Abby delivers the pep talk we all need for this year’s World Cup.


LFG, USA! 


About Abby: 

Abby Wambach is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, FIFA World Cup Champion, and six-time winner of the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year award. She was the United States’ leading scorer in the 2007 and 2011 Women’s World Cup tournaments and the 2004 and 2012 Olympics. She is a part owner of Angel City FC, the first majority-female-owned soccer team in history. Abby lives in California with her wife and their three children.


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