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31 Facts About Aly Wagner

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Aly Wagner is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time FIFA Women's World Cup bronze medalist.

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Aly Wagner has worked for Fox Sports, CBS Sports and ESPN as a soccer analyst.

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Aly Wagner is an owner of USL Championship club Queensboro FC and a founding owner and co-chair of the National Women's Soccer League expansion club awarded to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2023.

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Aly Wagner helped the Panthers win the Central Coast Championship as a sophomore and senior.

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Aly Wagner was named CCS Player of the Year as a junior and senior and was selected as League MVP during her freshman, sophomore and junior years.

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Aly Wagner was named as the Northern California Student-Athlete of the Year and Presentation Scholar Athlete of the Year the same year.

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Aly Wagner began playing with the United States women's national soccer team in 1998, while still a freshman at Santa Clara University.

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Aly Wagner played in 23 games for the Broncos, starting 21, and scored 10 goals with 12 assists.

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Aly Wagner was named Second-Team NSCAA All-American, First-Team All-WCC and the WCC Freshman of the Year.

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Aly Wagner was awarded the 2002 Hermann Trophy as the top collegiate soccer player in the country and the Today's Top VIII Award as a member of the Class of 2002.

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Aly Wagner won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top soccer player.

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Aly Wagner was the number one pick at the 2003 WUSA Draft by the San Diego Spirit.

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Aly Wagner played in all 20 matches during the season, scored two goals and recorded four assists.

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Aly Wagner was named to the All-WUSA Second Team following the season.

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Aly Wagner made her debut for the Breakers in a June 19,2004 exhibition match against the Washington Freedom in Blaine, Minnesota.

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In 2005, Aly Wagner scored twice in three games for Olympique Lyonnais in the French First Division.

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In 2009, Aly Wagner began playing midfielder for the Los Angeles Sol of Women's Professional Soccer.

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On January 14,2010, Aly Wagner announced her retirement from professional soccer due to injuries.

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Aly Wagner competed for the United States women's national soccer team from 1999 to 2008.

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Aly Wagner made appearances in 131 international matches, scored 21 goals and made 42 assists.

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At the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup in the United States, Aly Wagner made four appearances including three group-stage matches and the semi-final match.

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Aly Wagner played in four matches including three group-stage matches and the semi-final match, helping the US win gold.

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In 2007, Aly Wagner was selected by head coach Greg Ryan for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China and competed in the third-place play-off match against Norway.

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Aly Wagner is among the top ten players of the United States women's national soccer team in providing assists.

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Aly Wagner provided more assists than goals which is not unusual for a midfielder; however, a ratio of 42 assists to 21 goals is unmatched by any other player in the top ten assist providers of the United States women's national soccer team.

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Aly Wagner was part of the Fox Sports broadcast team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

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Aly Wagner is an owner of soccer club Queensboro FC, which fields teams in USL Championship and USL W League.

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Aly Wagner is a founding owner, co-chair, and alternate league board representative for the NWSL expansion club awarded to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2023.

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Aly Wagner had helped organize a group of former USWNT players to lobby the NWSL for a team, and was credited with convincing Sixth Street Partners CEO Alan Waxman to have the fund lead investment in the bid.

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In December 2006, Aly Wagner married Adam Eyre, a former soccer player at Santa Clara University who played briefly for the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer.

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Aly Wagner gave birth to triplet boys in August 2013 and a daughter in December 2015.