Anyone hoping to channel U.S. women’s national team legend Brandi Chastain on the silver screen has some pretty big shoes to fill.
The 57-year-old retired soccer player did, after all, score the game-winning penalty kick in Team USA's 1999 Women’s World Cup win vs. Team China, then tear off her shirt in celebration—a legendary moment that produced one of the most iconic (and trailblazing) sports images of all time. Not only that, but she is also a two-time Olympic gold medalist, a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame, and a co-founder of the NWSL's Bay FC, as if scoring the definitive goal on her sport's biggest stage wasn't enough of a resume-topper.
