“No One Deserves This More Than You”: Cardinals Michael Wilson Shares an Emotional Message as the Love of His Life Competes in Women’s Soccer’s Biggest Stage

What is more special than to receive undeterred support from the love of your life? Recently, US women’s soccer star Sophia Smith was also left emotional after a heartwarming message from her NFL boyfriend. The 22-year-old is representing the country at the 2023 FIFA Women’s world cup. And amidst her trying to achieve laurels for the country, WR Michael Wilson, who was picked up by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2023 Draft, left her emotional with his words of love and motivation for her.

The duo met back at Stanford University as college athletes. And now, while Michael Wilson prepares for his debut in the NFL, he’s come forward as the No.1 supporter for her girlfriend, as she competes on the biggest stage for women’s soccer.

Michael Wilson pens down an emotional letter for Sophia Smith

Both Wilson and Smith have been dating since 2019. In 2020, the 22-year-old soccer star signed with the Portland Thoms to play in the NWSL, which put the duo in a long-distance relationship. But distance was never a problem for the couple as they navigated through the highs and lows of life together.

And now, in a recent post by the NFL on Instagram, Michael Wilson wrote a heartwarming letter for his girlfriend ahead of her first world cup appearance. In the letter, the rookie WR talked about how Smith is the “most special person” in his life. He went on to state that he is proud to see her grow in her professional career as a soccer star and that she has “every single tool and trade to dominate soccer’s biggest stage.” Wilson wrote, “No one deserves this more than you. You were born for this moment and I am excited the entire world is going to see who you are.” This will certainly drive Sophia Smith to perform well in her debut world cup appearance after clinching the MVP title last season in the NWSL.

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While the 22-year-old soccer star continues her world cup campaign with her team, Michael Wilson will also be looking forward to making a name for himself in the NFL.

Will Wilson make it big in the Cardinals?

The 23-year-old WR was not on board the hype train like other wide receivers such as Quentin Johnson, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, or other top players in the draft. During the rookie minicamp a month back, Wilson said that he is looking forward to “just earning the respect of the locker room.” And HC Jonathan Gannon is confident of the rookie WR growing into a great player for the team. He said, “He’s doing a really good job, specially for a rookie. I think in any offense it moves a little fast and where we are today, he’s light years ahead of when he came in here for rookie minicamp. So that’s good to see.” His playtime in the upcoming season will be subjective to his capabilities to fit in with the offensive playbook. 

But fans will be waiting in anticipation to see this rookie on the field, Wilson can be confident that his soccer girlfriend will be there, cheering him on in his own professional football journey. 

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