Wow, got a last-minute invite to see the USA Women’s World Cup champions in their Victory Tour game in Seattle, and against archrival Brazil and Marta.
So much better than I expected, it might have been a ‘friendly’ but both teams played a hard, energetic, entertaining game. The skill of Megan Rapinoe, the speed of Alex Morgan, all the little things Carli Lloyd does so well … they really stood out seeing them live.
And that bone-crushing hit Rafaelle tried to put on Carli got her a yellow card and a bruised head, she had to be carried off on the stretcher.