It’s been a thrilling year in women’s soccer, on and off the field, and many fans have found themselves drawn to the pitch not simply for the love of the sport but also to witness their celebrity crushes at play. Ultimately, every single possible result for this quiz (except one — you know who) is absolutely already taken by someone else (usually another elite athlete), but we’re not here for real, we’re here for fun!
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Christen Press!
I’m ok with this. I will get a slight dig in about the US-centric-ness of this quiz in a year where women’s football has proved how much it’s moved beyond the USWNT.
Overall I’m mostly relieved I did not get Abby Wambach (who I am not sure is an option) because when I was reading her memoir, all I could think about was what an utter nightmare she must have been to go out with!
I agree. I am not from the US and I am a big women’s football fan. This is a hot take, but while I like her stance in equality, in playing soccer, I find her quite smug. I’m talking about Megan Rapinoe and I can’t wait for people to move on from her.
I agree with your comment about Wambach.
I got Sam Kerr.
Yes fair point about the US!
Don’t worry nobody besides Glennon Doyle will be saddled with that experience bc abby isn’t an option. 😎
There’s just 6 possibilities and they’re all current players (incl two who just retired yesterday) who are gay and I knew enough about with my limited spheres of awareness or could learn about quickly to make this quiz bc I am obsessive and a very good time and quizzes take forever and needed favorite foods to be accurate
Hey Riese, even though I said what I said, I appreciate you making this quiz. I always do these and the crosswords. :)
Well thank you that is very nice!!
It is a very fair point tho !
Riese I think you did an excellent job just to escape the Krashlyn drama gravity well and favourite foods is probably an impossible topic when it comes to pro athletes because I sense they are only allowed to eat boring healthy things, so I’m giving you A+++ for effort
However if you ever wanted to do an international edition where all answers are Alex Scott I would not object to this
Sally I am going to become an Alex Scott expert and make that quiz
Megan Rapinoe enjoys a big bowl of vegetables and a lean meat
Alex Scott is the answer! Super hot, very politically engaged.
I got Ali Krueger which I am also fine with on an aesthetic basis!
I’m agreeing with this comment mainly because my football wife (I said what I said) is Lucy Bronze.
I haven’t read Wolfpack but from listening to the podcast I think Abby has been doing a lot of work to be a better partner!
I also got Christen Press! I was hoping for my newly-single dream woman Ali Krieger but Christen is very pretty so I’m not mad.
I am curious who the rest of the options are though. You said there are 6 and so far we’ve got reports of Press and Sam Kerr, and you also said 2 of the 6 just retired so that would be Megan Rapinoe and Ali Krieger. And Wambach is not an option. WHO ARE THE LAST TWO? I need this information, lol.
I made my wife take the quiz to see if she’d get one of the remaining two mystery options but she got Sam Kerr!
My gf got Kelley O’Hara!
Tziarra King! She’s on Gotham FC and engaged to (married to? i think just engaged) Jess Fishlock!
Ah! Tziarra King is on OL Reign. And so is Jess Fishlock. And they are indeed engaged, which I just learned from going back and reading Natalie’s post from the other day. Thank you for replying, I was really dying to know the rest of the choices. 😂