I haven’t been a fan of Julie as long as David Hirning has, but it’s been a long time. Any time she speaks she has something interesting to say. Love to meet her. Great interview, Grant.
I've been a huge Julie Foudy fan since her Stanford Cardinal days (I believe she was a couple years behind me in Palo Alto)--I once did a column about her for the Stanford Daily! It's always a treat to get to hear her call a game or do commentary in the studio or on her podcast. And now this great interview!
I remember well that podcast series you talked about in this interview (about the 1991 Women's World Cup), where you talked to Julie (and other important USWNT figures) a bunch. That was excellent stuff, and I encourage others to track that down if they want to learn about the early years of the USWNT. My favorite part of that series had to be when you and Julie were cracking up about the fact that the games in the first Women's World Cup were inexplicably set at 80 minutes ("Because women can't play 90 minutes, Grant!" Julie cracked with typical humor). Just fascinating stuff.
I continue to be a very satisfied subscriber--thanks for the voluminous, quality content Grant!
Really enjoyed the interview. We all would love to hear more about how Julie ( and other former stars) are viewing the development of the current USWNT. Julie clearly feels the USWNT is a long ways away from being an excellent team on the world stage. I also didn’t sense a great confidence that this will rapidly change. What does she feel about the job the coach is doing ? And who else ( if anyone) on the team does she think has star potential? I didn’t realize that Sam Mewis was not recovering well from her injury. That is troubling. Anyway, thanks for your work.
I haven’t been a fan of Julie as long as David Hirning has, but it’s been a long time. Any time she speaks she has something interesting to say. Love to meet her. Great interview, Grant.
I've been a huge Julie Foudy fan since her Stanford Cardinal days (I believe she was a couple years behind me in Palo Alto)--I once did a column about her for the Stanford Daily! It's always a treat to get to hear her call a game or do commentary in the studio or on her podcast. And now this great interview!
I remember well that podcast series you talked about in this interview (about the 1991 Women's World Cup), where you talked to Julie (and other important USWNT figures) a bunch. That was excellent stuff, and I encourage others to track that down if they want to learn about the early years of the USWNT. My favorite part of that series had to be when you and Julie were cracking up about the fact that the games in the first Women's World Cup were inexplicably set at 80 minutes ("Because women can't play 90 minutes, Grant!" Julie cracked with typical humor). Just fascinating stuff.
I continue to be a very satisfied subscriber--thanks for the voluminous, quality content Grant!
Thanks David! Really enjoyed doing that series in 2019, and Julie gave us so much great stuff for it.
Secondary question: who is providing TV coverage of the 2023 women’s World Cup?
Really enjoyed the interview. We all would love to hear more about how Julie ( and other former stars) are viewing the development of the current USWNT. Julie clearly feels the USWNT is a long ways away from being an excellent team on the world stage. I also didn’t sense a great confidence that this will rapidly change. What does she feel about the job the coach is doing ? And who else ( if anyone) on the team does she think has star potential? I didn’t realize that Sam Mewis was not recovering well from her injury. That is troubling. Anyway, thanks for your work.