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How women kicked the U.S. into soccer success

Kansas City, Mo., is one of several U.S. cities preparing to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Men will be front and center, but its the women who can take credit for putting the city on the international soccer map.

From the KCUR podcast The People’s History of Kansas City, Suzanne Hogan chronicles how women made the U.S. a soccer powerhouse.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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