How did the U.S. women’s soccer team win gold in Paris? ‘Just love’

For the first time since 2012, the U.S. women’s national team won gold at the Olympic Games. To what is the team crediting most for all of their victories this tournament?

Love, fun, and joy.

Under new head coach Emma Hayes, the USWNT has undergone a cosmic shift, a change in identity — and players — to right the ship back toward the top of the podium. After winning the Olympics, the latest FIFA women’s world rankings have the Americans again, as world No. 1.

Questions from 2020 Tokyo Olympics and 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup loomed large heading into this 2024 Paris Olympics, and would until the

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