Biography on michelle akers

At the World Cup, she won the Golden Shoe as the top scorer, with ten goals.

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Akers is regarded as one of the greatest female soccer players in history. Akers is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame , inducted in After losing a youth game, she was frustrated and walked off the field in tears. Her father asked her "Did you have fun". Her answer was "yes" which led to the realization that this was the real reason she played, and that helped turn her into the fierce competitor she became.

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Due to an ankle injury, she did not play in the first game. However, in the U. Akers scored 15 goals in 24 games for the U. Akers scored both U. Throughout most of her career, Akers was afflicted by chronic fatigue syndrome , repeatedly considering retirement only to continue playing in some of U. Soccer's most significant matches.

After the World Cup, she shifted from striker to central midfielder , in part to minimize the beatings doled out by opposing defenders. Despite the precautions, Akers suffered a concussion and a knee injury early in the World Cup , and was hampered by the knee in the U. In , Akers was again a member of the U.