Briana Scurry

Briana Scurry is a former American goalkeeper, born on September 7, 1971, and one of the greatest number 1 shirts in the history of women's football. She defended the United States national team between 1994 and 2008 and accumulated 173 matches for the national team. Her most remarkable moment was the final of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup against China, when she saved a penalty kick by Liu Ying in the penalty shootout decision, paving the way for the American title. For the national team, she also won the Olympic gold medal in 1996 and 2004, plus silver in 2000. In club football, she played for Atlanta Beat in the professional women's league WUSA between 2001 and 2003. She was one of the pioneers among Black athletes in the American national team and became a reference for leadership both on and off the field. A serious head injury in 2010 ended her career, and since then Scurry has been an active voice on topics of health and equality in sports.