37 Facts About Julie Foudy

Julie Maurine Foudy is an American retired soccer midfielder, two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist.

Julie Foudy played for the United States women's national soccer team from 1988 to 2004.

From 2000 to 2002, Julie Foudy served as president of the Women's Sports Foundation.

Julie Foudy is currently an analyst, reporter and the primary color commentator for women's soccer telecasts on ESPN.

Julie Foudy is the author of Choose to Matter: Being Courageously and Fabulously YOU and appeared in the HBO documentary Dare to Dream: The Story of the US Women's Soccer Team.

Julie Foudy was the executive producer of the documentary short, An Equal Playing Field, starring Christen Press and producer of the ESPN Nine for IX episode entitled The 99ers, featuring some of her teammates from the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup-winning US national team.

Julie Foudy was born on January 23,1971, in San Diego, California but raised in Mission Viejo.

Julie Foudy graduated from Mission Viejo High School in 1989, where she was a two-time First-Team All-American.

Julie Foudy was named the Los Angeles Times High School Player of the 1980s and the Player of the Year in southern California for three straight years.

Julie Foudy attended Stanford University, where she was honored as the Stanford Cardinal women's soccer Player of the Year for three straight years.

Julie Foudy was named the 1991 Soccer America Player of the Year and the 1989 Soccer America Freshman of the Year and was a two-time finalist for the Hermann Trophy in 1991 and 1992.

Julie Foudy helped lead the Cardinal to NCAA tournament playoff berths all four years.

Julie Foudy was the recipient of the Stanford Outstanding Freshman, Sophomore and Junior Athlete Award and was named to Soccer America's College Team of the Decade for the 1990s.

Julie Foudy played for the Sacramento Storm, which won the 1993,1995 and 1997 California State Amateur championship.

In 1994, Julie Foudy played for Tyreso FF in the Damallsvenskan in Sweden, joining her national team teammates Michelle Akers, Mary Harvey, and Kristine Lilly.

Julie Foudy held the captain's position for her Women's United Soccer Association team, the San Diego Spirit.

Julie Foudy made 59 regular season appearances, scoring eight goals and providing 13 assists.

Julie Foudy began traveling with the United States women's national soccer team as a 16-year-old.

Julie Foudy attended the 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament as a non-playing substitute, then made her first appearance against France at the Mundialito on July 29,1988.

Julie Foudy played in three Summer Olympic Games, winning an Olympic gold medal in 1996, Silver in 2000, and Gold again in 2004.

Julie Foudy has served as an in-studio analyst for ABC, ESPN and ESPN2's coverage of the 2006 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2008, and has provided on-air commentary and analysis during United States Women's National Team matches since then.

Julie Foudy has coanchored ABC and ESPN telecasts of the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2007 season of Major League Soccer, including the MLS Cup.

Julie Foudy appeared as a pundit for the ESPN coverage of the UEFA Euro 2008 championship finals, together with Andy Gray and Tommy Smyth.

Julie Foudy is a reporter for ESPN's investigative program, Outside the Lines.

Julie Foudy served as a sportsdesk reporter for NBC Sports coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Julie Foudy fills in for Dana Jacobson on ESPN First Take.

Since late-2010, Julie Foudy has been paired with Glenn Davis or Ian Darke on ESPN's primary broadcast team for women's soccer telecasts, as was the case for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

The film, directed by Erin Leyden, and produced by Julie Foudy, tells the incredible story of the 1999 United States women's national soccer team, using Julie Foudy's personal behind the scenes footage.

Julie Foudy worked as ESPN's reporter from the 2018 Winter Olympics and the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

In 2023, Julie Foudy joined WBD Sports to work as the lead match analyst for USWNT and USMNT matches.

The Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy is an organization focused on sports and leadership for girls founded in 2006 by Foudy and her husband Ian Sawyers.

Julie Foudy was selected for induction into the National Soccer Hall of Fame for the class of 2007 alongside former teammate Mia Hamm.

Julie Foudy has been active in a number of political causes relating to women's rights and workers' rights.

Julie Foudy gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Isabel Ann, on January 1,2007.

In 2014, Brandi Chastain and Julie Foudy worked together to host clinics for young women in Brazil to encourage young women to play soccer.

Julie Foudy appeared in the HBO documentary Dare to Dream: The Story of the US Women's Soccer Team.

Julie Foudy appears in the HBO Max documentary film LFG.