Who is mia hamm?
Mia Hamm was born Mariel Margaret Hamm in 1972, and who could have foretold that she would go on to become one of the most famous soccer players in the world? She played for many years on the U.S. team, as a forward, and she has scored more goals in her international career than ANY player, male or female, in history. Mia Hamm is a household name in the United States, as well as in the countries whose teams she has helped the U.S. to beat in international competition. She is an asset to the U.S. team and a role model for the next generation of female athletes here in the States. She received scholarships that in days not long ago were given only to men, and she got the training she needed to become an elite athlete. Hamm was named the women’s FIFA Player of the Year the first two times that award was ever given out, in 2001 and 2002, and she is listed as one of FIFA’s 125 all time best living players, a list that was compiled by Pele! Mia retired from soccer in 2004, and played her las