| | Julie Foudy, one of the world's best female midfield players in soccer and co-captain of the U.S. Women's National team, joins ESPN as a studio soccer analyst. She will make her debut with the network's World Cup 2Night, a nightly live, half-hour tournament wrap-up show featuring highlights and news from the day's contests in France.
Foudy is a 10-year veteran of the U.S. Women's National Team, making her first appearance for the team on July 29, 1988 in a game against France. Foudy has since played significant roles with the national team including starring for the team which captured the inaugural 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup in China and in all five matches with the 1996 Olympics champions. She has currently logged more than 124 caps for the national team, placing her third all-time on the team.
Born July 29, 1971, Foudy is a native of Mission Viejo, Calif. She graduated from Stanford University in 1993 with a bachelor of science degree in biology. At Stanford, she was a four-time NSCAA All-American, the 1991 Soccer America Player of the Year, the 1989 Soccer America Freshman of the Year and the team's MVP for three years.
In 1997, Foudy was cited with the FIFA Fair Play Award for her work against child labor. She received the award at the men's World Cup Draw last December in Marseilles, France.
Foudy was presented the 1997 FIFA Fair Play Award last December at the men's World Cup Draw in Marseilles, France, for her work against child labor.
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