Abby Wambach is uncovering more than you – or the legendary athlete herself – ever knew about soccer – or football as the rest of the world calls it – in “Abby’s Places” on ESPN+.
The first episode form Part 2 of the two-time gold medalist and member of the 2015 Women’s World Cup-winning U.S. team’s series dropped on Wednesday. The delightful program finds the soccer star doing a deep dive into the history of the game. And that includes learning about its head-splitting medieval roots.
“The things that I’ve learned about soccer/football are innumerable,” Wambach told TheWrap. “I mean, I pretend to be this expert, but like so many of the things that I showcase on my show is in fact stuff that I had learned in the process of prepping for these episodes.”
And one of those things was that in the medieval period, as there were no...
The first episode form Part 2 of the two-time gold medalist and member of the 2015 Women’s World Cup-winning U.S. team’s series dropped on Wednesday. The delightful program finds the soccer star doing a deep dive into the history of the game. And that includes learning about its head-splitting medieval roots.
“The things that I’ve learned about soccer/football are innumerable,” Wambach told TheWrap. “I mean, I pretend to be this expert, but like so many of the things that I showcase on my show is in fact stuff that I had learned in the process of prepping for these episodes.”
And one of those things was that in the medieval period, as there were no...
- 6/22/2022
- by Jolie Lash
- The Wrap
YouTube superstar-turned-talk show host Lilly Singh is part of a star-studded venture to bring a new women’s pro soccer team to Los Angeles.
The franchise is slated to join the National Women’s Soccer League (Nwsl) and launch in spring 2022. In addition to Singh, the team’s 30 owners includes a slew of celebrities, like: Natalie Portman, Serena Williams, Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Garner, Eva Longoria, Uzo Aduba, and America Ferrera. Other co-owners include soccer stars Mia Hamm, Abby Wambach, Julie Foudy, Joy Fawcett, Rachel Buehler, Tisha Venturini-Hoch, Lauren Cheney Holiday, and Shannon Boxx, as well as the entrepreneur Julie Uhrman and Vc partner Kara Nortman.
The team -- which is currently going by Angel City -- will reveal its official name and logo later this year, and is still in the early stages of development. As it stands, there are nine teams competing in the Nwsl. The U.S. Women's...
The franchise is slated to join the National Women’s Soccer League (Nwsl) and launch in spring 2022. In addition to Singh, the team’s 30 owners includes a slew of celebrities, like: Natalie Portman, Serena Williams, Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Garner, Eva Longoria, Uzo Aduba, and America Ferrera. Other co-owners include soccer stars Mia Hamm, Abby Wambach, Julie Foudy, Joy Fawcett, Rachel Buehler, Tisha Venturini-Hoch, Lauren Cheney Holiday, and Shannon Boxx, as well as the entrepreneur Julie Uhrman and Vc partner Kara Nortman.
The team -- which is currently going by Angel City -- will reveal its official name and logo later this year, and is still in the early stages of development. As it stands, there are nine teams competing in the Nwsl. The U.S. Women's...
- 7/22/2020
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
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