For a nation more than 7,000 miles (11,265 kilometers) from the United States, the Philippines boasts a women’s national soccer team with a decidedly American feel. Of the 23 names on its Women’s World Cup roster, 18 belong to U.S.-born women.
PUBLISHED 10:33 AM EDT Jul. 20, 2023DUNEDIN, New Zealand — For a nation more than 7,000 miles from the United States, the Philippines boasts a women’s national soccer team with a decidedly American feel.
Despite growing up in the U.S., she said, “Under our roof, it was purely Pinoy, and I knew nothing different.”“It’s just who I was, without question,” said Long, who played her college soccer at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The American-heavy roster boasts players from coast to coast. Olivia and Chandler McDaniel, a sister duo from California, join Long and teammates from Washington, Ohio, Texas, Virginia, Connecticut and other states.
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