15 Facts About Lorrie Fair

Lorraine Fair Allen was born on Lorraine Ming Fair; August 5,1978 and is a retired American professional soccer midfielder who was a member of the World Cup Champion United States women's national soccer team in 1999.

Lorrie Fair's twin sister, Ronnie Fair, was a member of the national team.

In 2023, Lorrie Fair was named to the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame.

Lorrie Fair won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top soccer player.

Lorrie Fair joined the United States women's national under-20 soccer team in 1994, playing in the Nordic Cup.

Lorrie Fair rejected the chance to travel as an alternate because she was upset at being cut from national coach Tony DiCicco's main 16 player squad.

Lorrie Fair had made her senior international debut against Norway in February 1996.

Lorrie Fair played every minute of the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, taking home a silver medal after an overtime loss to Norway in the championship game.

Lorrie Fair played for the Philadelphia Charge in the WUSA, Olympique Lyonnais in Lyon, France, and Chelsea FC in the UK.

On February 1,2008, it was announced that Lorrie Fair had signed for Chelsea Ladies as a player, for whom she had been working solely as an ambassador up to that point.

Lorrie Fair vowed to continue her work with the club at grass roots level.

Lorrie Fair suffered a serious cruciate ligament injury in May 2008, which ruled her out of the following season.

Lorrie Fair is an athlete ambassador for Right To Play and Show Racism the Red Card.

Lorrie Fair serves in the Sport Envoy Program run by the US State Department in conjunction with the US Soccer Federation, going on envoys abroad to promote healthy lifestyles, and sport for diplomacy.

Since 2008, Lorrie Fair has worked with several projects, such as Charlize Theron's Africa Outreach Project and her own Kickabout Africa 2010 project, to promote development efforts in Africa.