14 Facts About Lorrie Fair

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

Lorrie Fair's twin sister, Ronnie Fair, was a member of the national team, and when Ronnie was called in to participate in a game against England on May 9,1997 at San Jose, California, it became the first time a pair of sisters played together in the Women's National Team.

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

Lorrie Fair joined the Under 20 national team in 1994, playing, among other events, 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.