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  1.                                 Michelle Akers is the 
  2.                                 Michael Jordan of 
  3.                                 womenΓÇÖs  soccer. She
  4.                                 has taken U.S. soccer to
  5.                                 new heights. In 1991, she
  6. led the U.S. womenΓÇÖs team to its first World
  7. Cup championship. It was the first World
  8. Cup title for any United States soccer team,
  9. male or female, in the 128 years of U.S.
  10. soccer history!
  11.  
  12. Michelle began playing soccer when she 
  13. was 8 years old. By the age of 10, she was 
  14. an excellent ball handler. In high school, 
  15. she became a well-known player and
  16. attracted college scholarship opportunities.
  17.  
  18. In college, Michelle was named to the
  19. All-America team in each of her four