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Mia Hamm- Former Female Footballer

Mia Hamm- Former Female Footballer (In a Nutshell)

Mia Hamm was born in the United States on March 17^th, 1972.
The position she played was Forward, midfielder.
Having played 276 games for the United States Women’s team and scoring 158 goals is pretty impressive.
The decision to retire was made by her in 2004.
“I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.”- Mia Hamm

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Xabi Alonso- Former Footballer

Xabi Alonso- Former Footballer (In a Nutshell)

Xabi Alonso was born in Spain November 25^th, 1981.
He was a Midfielder.
Alonso has played for Real Sociedad, Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.
Having represented Spain 114 times and scoring 16 goals is pretty impressive.
The decision to retire was made by him in 2017.
“I don’t think I will stop learning about football. There are certain parts we will never understand, like what happens in the brain of a player or makes a team fear.”- Xabi Alonso

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Julie Foudy- Former Female Footballer

Julie Foudy- Former Female Footballer (In a Nutshell)

Julie Foudy was born in the United States on January 23^rd, 1971.
She was a Midfielder.
Foudy played for the United States on 273 occasions and scored 45 goals.
The decision to retire was made by her in 2004.
“As female athletes all over the world have discovered the hard way, changing cultures and mindsets takes action.”- Julie Foudy
“Life doesn’t just happen. You happen to life. You decide how you want to write your story.”- Julie Foudy

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