On Thursday Two-time Olympic gold medalist Carli Lloyd confirmed the women’s national team lost a scrimmage against 15-year-old boys, adding that males are “bigger, stronger, [and] faster!”
Lloyd, a legend in women’s soccer, retired in 2021.
During her career, the former striker was a major player in securing two World Cup championships, two Olympic golds, and was twice named FIFA Player of the Year.
The soccer star was asked online by an X user, “Carli is it [true] you lost to a bunch of 15 year old boys?”
Lloyd acknowledged the matchup and seemed to emphasize the physical difference between males and females. “Yes it’s true,” she wrote back.
“I know…thousands of people have already brought that up. They were good. We actually lost to a youth Bayern Munich team in my career as well but then we went on to win [the] Olympics and World Cups. So…..”
https://twitter.com/CarliLloyd/status/1722575377678180838
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