The Women’s World Cup is underway in France, as national teams pit it out for women’s soccer’s top prize.
This hour, we take a look at how the U.S. Women’s National Team has come to reign as an international powerhouse. And we talk about the battle women’s sports teams across the board have fought to gain recognition -- and pay.
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GUESTS:
- Alicia DelGallo - Editor and co-founder of Pro Soccer USA; she’s covering the Women’s World Cup in France (@OSAliciaD)
- Molly Yanity - Assistant Professor of Journalism at Quinnipiac; she was a sports reporter for 15 years and is now covering Connecticut Sun for The Athletic (@mollyyanity)
- Melissa Samoskevich - Member of the U.S. women's national ice hockey team and former Quinnipiac Bobcat; she’s a Connecticut native and just graduated from Quinnipiac this spring (@M_Samoskevich)
Chion Wolf contributed to this show.
