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1. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › Michelle_AkersMichelle Akers - Wikipedia

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   Michelle Anne Akers (formerly Akers-Stahl; born February 1, 1966) is an American former soccer player who starred in the 1991 and 1999 Women's World Cup and 1996 Olympics victories by the United States.

2. www.britannica.com › biography › Michelle-AkersMichelle Akers | Biography, Horse Rescue, Orlando Pride ...

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   Jun 13, 2024 · Michelle Akers is a former football (soccer) player who was named Female Player of the 20th Century by FIFA, an honor she shared with Chinese player Sun Wen. Akers is considered one of the pioneers in the development of women’s football in the United States and the world.

3. www.seattletimes.com › sports › soccerShe was America’s first women’s soccer star. Now, Michelle ...

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   Aug 23, 2018 · If there was a Mount Rushmore of the greatest U.S. women's soccer players, Michelle Akers would be the George Washington. Akers, a Shoreline native, helped put U.S. women's soccer on the map.

4. www.michelleakers.orgHorse Rescue and Sanctuary | Michelle Akers

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   Michelle Akers retired USWNT World Cup Champion, Olympic Gold, and FIFA Player of The Century. Founder of Michelle Akers Horse Rescue & Outreach Inc helping horses and animals be happy body and soul.

5. www.ussoccer.com › stories › 2021The First Star - U.S. Soccer

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   Nov 30, 2021 · As Michelle Akers dribbled toward an inviting and tantalizing open net in the waning minutes of a deadlocked match in the first FIFA Women's World Cup Final three decades ago, for some...

6. www.fifa.com › en › tournamentsMichelle Akers: Women's World Cup legend - FIFA

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   Michelle Akers’ incredible FIFA Women’s World Cup™ exploits have ensured her place in the pantheon of USA football greats. She fired them to glory at the maiden edition of the global...

7. www.cnn.com › 2019/07/10 › opinionsSoccer legend: They told me girls couldn’t play this game - CNN

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   Jul 10, 2019 · Michelle Akers, legend of the 1991 and 1999 Women’s World Cup-winning US national teams, says the 2019 US Women’s national team is bringing her and her teammates’ dreams full circle by ...

8. www.ussoccerhistory.org › michelle-akersMichelle Akers – Society for American Soccer History

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   Michelle Akers. The star of the United States team that won the first Women’s World Cup in 1991 and a co-winner of FIFA’s award for the greatest woman player of the 20th century.

9. www.michelleakers.org › michelle-akersAbout Michelle Akers

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   Learn about Michelle Akers, USWNT career, and Michelle Akers Horse Rescue, Inc.

10. sportshistoryweekly.com › stories › soccer-michelle-akers-usInterview with World Cup Soccer Champion, Michelle Akers

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    Nov 22, 2020 · One of the greatest female soccer players of all time, Michelle Akers defined what it meant to be a sports trail blazer. In 1986, at the University of Central Florida, she was the first in the women’s category to receive the Hermann Trophy, or college soccer’s equivalent of the Heisman Trophy.