Michelle Akers

Michelle Akers

Born
February 1, 1966

Michelle Akers is an American former soccer player who starred in the 1991 and 1999 Women's World Cup and Atlanta 1996: Games of the XXVI Olympiad (1996) victories by the United States Women's National Football Team. At the 1991 World Cup, she won the Golden Shoe as the top scorer, with 10…

Biography

Michelle Akers is an American former soccer player who starred in the 1991 and 1999 Women's World Cup and Atlanta 1996: Games of the XXVI Olympiad (1996) victories by the United States Women's National Football Team. At the 1991 World Cup, she won the Golden Shoe as the top scorer, with 10 goals.

Akers is regarded as one of the greatest soccer players of all time. She was named FIFA Female Player of the Century in 2002, an award she shared with China's Sun Wen. Akers is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame; she was inducted in 2004.

Thanks

Nine for IXNine for IX(2013)

Self

UntoldUntold(2021)as Self - FIFA Player of the Century
In These CleatsIn These Cleats(2023)as Self
Excellence on the pitch: The United States womens National teamExcellence on the pitch: The United States womens National team(2023)as Self
CNN NewsroomCNN Newsroom(1989)as Self
Bell Ringer: The Invisible Brain InjuryBell Ringer: The Invisible Brain Injury(2016)

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