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Business Daily: Women's football: Life after retirement

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Women's football: Life after retirement

21/07/2023 GMT

BBC World Service - Business Daily, Women's football: Life after retirement

We find out why many ex-professional players are investing in the game.

Remember Brandi Chastain? She scored the winning goal in the 1999 Women's World Cup final. She celebrated the goal by whipping off her shirt and swinging it round her head. The image of Brandi in a sports bra was on the cover of newspapers around the world.

Now she’s joined forces with former team mates Leslie Osborne, Aly Wagner and Danielle Slaton to create a team, Bay FC, which will play in the US National Women’s Soccer League in 2024.
 
They’re part of a growing trend in women’s football of players who are willing to invest money earned while playing the game back to help the next generation of  players. 

We also hear from former England player Karen Carney who is helping retired footballers find a career in business. 

Presenter / producer: Sam Fenwick

(Image: Brandi Chastain, Aly Wagner, Leslie Osborne and Danielle Slaton launch Bay Area Football Club. Credit: Bay FC)

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