Melissa Barbieri
Melbourne City FC
She fell in love with football because of a voice: Sean Connery narrating the 1982 World Cup documentary G’ole.
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Mallory Swanson
Chicago Stars FC
She got a distinctive “Harry Potter-style” forehead scar after falling off monkey bars and broke her arm three times. She has described herself as a “clumsy” child.
Cari Onwualu
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After speaking up in 2019, she helped win up to six months of paid mental health leave for NWSL players, a first in US professional sport.
Luisa Agudelo
San Diego Wave FC
Her childhood nickname is “La Mariposa,” or “The Butterfly.” Her stepfather Joaquín chose it because she was so restless and energetic. When she was seven, her school recommended finding a sporting outlet for all that energy.
Sydney Leroux
Angel City FC
At just 14, she got her first tattoo, a flaming tribal football design on her back, after scoring 14 goals at nationals and winning a bet with her mum. She later had it covered up and is relieved no photos of it exist.
Olivia Moultrie
Portland Thorns FC
She has a dog named Rolex.
Gemma Gili
Sevilla FC
Gemma loves to take her dog on adventures.
Laia Aleixandri
Barcelona Femení
Laia has a dog called Luke. If she could be any animal, she’d choose a dog because everyone likes dogs.
Rose Lavelle
Gotham FC
She has an adorable bulldog named Wilma Jean Wrinkles.
Feli Rauch
North Carolina Courage
Her dog Cinnamon (a poodle-bolonka mix) moved to the U.S. with her, making it feel even more like home.
Emelyne Laurent
FC Fleury 91
Before matches, she performs a ritual of thanking her ancestors and her family.
Sophia Winkler
Eintracht Frankfurt
Her small pre-match ritual is to always put on her right shoe and right glove first.
Mathilde Bourdieu
Les Marseillaises
Before each match, she writes down a motivational sentence or a song lyric that pumps her up — her personal ritual.
Selina Ostermeier
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Her pre game ritual is twice jumping with the left foot in front of the line and then with the right foot on the pitch.
Carlotta Wamser
Manchester City
Her pre-match ritual is putting socks on backward.
Ana-Maria Crnogorčević
RC Strasbourg
She is a co-owner of So Yahmmy, a company that sells handmade granola.
Barbora Votíková
Verified
Slavia Prague
She has her own fashion brand called Galactico.
Anna Heilferty
Other professions
As the first-ever Ambassador for D.C.'s Department of Energy and Environment’s Sustainable DC program, she has organised events like tree plantings, river cleanups and environmental education initiatives.
Yana Daniëls
Entrepreneurship
She has a small wooden crafts business called Woodcycle. She makes unique pieces from reclaimed wood.
Leicy Santos
Washington Spirit
With fellow professional footballer Lina Arciniegas, Santos is the co-founder of Cacahuates, a company that creates and distributes nut creams.
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