#453: Natalia Astrain on USWNT challenges and opportunities

Natalia Astrain, the Telemundo soccer commentator who's coached
youth and professional women's soccer on both sides of the Atlantic
and coaxed intentional, lovely soccer from the U17 women's national
team in 2022, joins the pod. She has a distinct vantage point for
observing the challenges and opportunities facing women's soccer in
America as the national team prepares for the beginning of the
Hayes era. Wide-ranging conversation -- everything from Onyeka
Gamero's path to the first team at Barca to the superpowers of the
American player and the overemphasis on results at young ages in
the States.

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