Her dream of another championship had ended in a 1-0 U.S. loss to Canada in the Tokyo Olympics semifinals. And if that meant the end of an era for Lloyd and the women’s national team — which it certainly did — Lloyd wasn’t going to go until she had one long, last look around. I miss having a normal life,” said Lloyd, one of 11 players on the U.S. team older than 30. Advertisement“It’s way, way too early for the reflection question,” she said. They rolled through the last two Women’s World Cups without a loss, becoming the first team of either gender to win consecutive world championships since World War II.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 02, 2021 10:01 UTC