by admin | Mar 8, 2024 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Taking the traditional path has never much interested Alyssa and Gisele Thompson. They were the first high school athletes to sign an NIL deal with Nike. Alyssa was the first high schooler to be the No. 1 pick in the NWSL draft, by Angel City FC, while Gisele signed...
by admin | Oct 26, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Megan Rapinoe called it. After the United States women’s national team was eliminated in the round of 16 of the World Cup, its worst finish in major tournament history, the retiring legend said that a bright spot for the program moving forward was that...
by admin | Jul 26, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Alyssa Thompson was 10 years old when she and her younger sister Gisele stuck photos of themselves onto a poster of the U.S. women’s national team for the 2015 World Cup, imagining themselves on the squad. By the time they huddled at their aunt’s house to watch the...
by admin | Feb 27, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Most No. 1 draft picks have time to enjoy their success, celebrating with family and friends, or dreaming about their future professional sports careers. Not so for soccer star Alyssa Thompson, who had to think about the more pressing matter of her classes the next...
by admin | Jan 13, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Angel City FC selected 18-year-old forward Alyssa Thompson as the first overall pick on Thursday in the 2023 NWSL draft. Thompson, a senior at Harvard-Westlake in Los Angeles, becomes the first high schooler to be drafted in the No. 1 spot in NWSL history. Read...
by admin | Jan 11, 2023 | Representation, SEW
US sports culture is full of unique peculiarities and there are few traditions more American than the draft. This Thursday evening in Philadelphia, the National Women’s Soccer League hosts its 2023 edition. How does it work? Held for footballers seeking professional...
by admin | Jan 6, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Angel City FC has acquired the top pick in next week’s NWSL draft in a three-team trade involving the Portland Thorns and NY/NJ Gotham FC, the Los Angeles club announced Thursday. Angel City FC will reportedly use the No. 1 pick to select 18-year-old electric...
by admin | Oct 10, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Crystal Dunn has praised teenager Alyssa Thompson for making her USA debut in a ‘crazy environment’, after the 17-year-old stepped out for the senior side for the very first time against European champions England in front of over 76,000 fans at Wembley....
by admin | Aug 17, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The 17-year-old has already signed an historic deal with Nike, won national awards and committed to Stanford Tracey Kevins, the head coach of the U.S. women’s Under-20 national team, remembers vividly the first time she saw Alyssa Thompson play. She was scouting at an...
by admin | May 26, 2022 | Representation, SEW
In celebration of Nike’s 50th anniversary, the brand invited press, influencers and leaders of industry to join their three-day Future 50 for Her event, which kicked off with a welcome dinner hosted by Tunde Oyeneyin. The beautiful dining experience took place...
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