for more on this, i spoke to former american professional soccer player, joanna lohman., former professional soccer player and member of the us national team, thank you forjoining us. you might talk to us a little bit about the life of the woman soccer player in the us. many people think big mansions and flash cars, eye—watering salaries. is it the same for the women in the us? i hate to be a myth buster but it is unfortunately not the same in the united states. i say that knowing that the sport is growing exponentially. the resources being invested in the women's game are growing, but when i was a soccer player — i retired in 2019, so from anywhere between 2000 to 2019 — the salary was below minimum wage. i would say on average i made about $15—16,000 a year playing professional soccer, and instead of living in a mansion i would live with a host family and it was a situation where we understood the resources were very minimal and the salaries were very minimal and so we were working towards a brighter future which you are seeing now with the 2023 women's world cup and t