When soccer fell in love with Mia Hamm, USA’s humble heroine

Posted May 8, 2019
It was dubbed ‘Mia Mania’. Women’s football had its first genuine superstar and, wherever Mia Hamm went, she found an army of young, eager and adoring fans. However long it took, she would ensure that every one of those autograph and photograph-hunters would leave with a memento of having met their idol. But the USA icon was a reluctant celebrity. (FIFA.com)

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