The story of Abby Wambach’s role in the history-making Angel City FC soccer team started with a simple — and surprising — direct message from Natalie Portman.

Wambach, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, recounted how Portman got her involved with the first female majority-owned women’s soccer team while appearing on Tuesday’s episode of the podcast The Artist and the Athlete with Lindsay Czarniak. Read More