The National Women's Soccer League
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U.S. Women's Professional Soccer Leagues
After scoring the winning goal in a penalty kick shootout against China at the U.S.-hosted 1999 World
Cup, Brandi Chastain celebrated by ripping off her jersey, collapsing to her knees, flexing her muscles,
and letting out a victory scream. It was the USWNT's second World Cup win.
At the time of the team's win, there was no women's professional soccer league in the United States. USWNT players and their coaches wanted the training and development opportunities a professional league would provide during non-Olympic and non-World Cup years. During those years, members of the women's national team gathered for residency training camps that lasted anywhere from several weeks to a few months. They played games against other national teams.