The US women’s team heads into the FIFA World Cup with the most diverse group in the program’s history
Dunn was often her country's only black starter at the 2019 World Cup, later celebrated as the most diverse US women's team.“There are so many more great young players out there who are a better mix of what this country is,” Scurry said. “This country is not just white.”Children's exposure to football is often where inequality beginsThe increase in diversity at the top level of US women's soccer coincides with a multi-year effort to get more minority kids onto the field.“It is often difficult and takes time to broaden the demographic of young players,” said Solomon of the Aspen Institute.The…
