Olivia Moultrie, the Portland Thorns midfielder who turned pro at 13 and later sued the National Women's Soccer League to accelerate her career, has earned her first U.S. women's national team call-up.
ALAJUELA, COSTA RICA - AUGUST 11: Olivia Moultrie #13 of the USA during a game between Ghana and USWNT U-20 at Estadio Morera Soto on August 11, 2022 in Alajuela, Costa Rica. and later sued the National Women's Soccer League to accelerate her career, has earned her first U.S. women's national team call-up.
The rest of the roster, announced Wednesday, is largely inconsequential; it was picked by an interim coach, while U.S. Soccer's search for a new head coach remains ongoing. But it represents a landmark moment for Moultrie, a rising star and disruptor who changed the course of the NWSL. So, in 2021, with her and her family's grand plans of global superstardom on hold, Moultrie filed an antitrust suit against the NWSL. Weeks later, a district court judge ordered the league to lift its age limit, which paved a path for Moultrie and others. She debuted for the Thorns later that year at age 15. Before long, others — such as Jaedyn Shaw, also 18 and also on the USWNT's October roster — followed in her trailblazing footsteps.by soccer's teenage standards.
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