“Yes It’s True” – USWNT Legend Carli Lloyd Admits Losing to ‘15-Year-Old’ Boys Team as She Makes ‘Bigger, Stronger & Faster’ Claim

Six years ago, the USWNT faced the FC Dallas under-15 boys’ team for a friendly match. The intention behind the game was to prepare for two friendly matches against Russia ahead of the Women’s World Cup. Years later, the result of the match once again became a topic of discussion, with banters flying up and above. To clear the air, USWNT legend Carli Lloyd stepped forward to reveal that the women’s national team lost the match 5-2.

The 41-year-old admitted that she had lost to male teams before. However, these losses were just another valuable experience that helped her win prestigious tournaments such as two World Cups and two Olympic gold medals. Furthermore, Megan Rapinoe took part in the match against the FC Dallas under-15 boys. Interestingly, both legends took their defeat in the most positive sense. Yet, a former soccer player bantered them. Let’s dive deeper and find out what Lloyd said about the loss they faced in 2017.

Carli Lloyd shuts down naysayers by accepting the heavy loss!

Even after all these years, fans find it difficult to believe that the US women’s soccer team lost to the under-15 boys in a friendly match. To confirm the result of the match, an X user named AlexiCumGuzzler asked the soccer legend, “Carli is it true you lost to a bunch of 15 year old boys?” Surprisingly, Lloyd noticed the question and didn’t shy away from accepting the truth. She replied, “What’s up Alexi? Yes it’s true. I know…thousands of people have already brought that up.“

The American superstar added, “They were good. We actually lost to a youth Bayern Munich team in my career as well but then we went on to win Olympics and World Cups. So….” Being a true athlete, Lloyd strongly believes that losses and victories are part of the sport.

Interestingly, after the match, Lloyd and Rapinoe posed for pictures with the teenagers with whom they lost the match. Lloyd doesn’t believe that the loss had adversely affected their team in any way. According to the USWNT legend, the defeat against the FC Dallas under-15 boys subsequently served as motivation for them to rebound more resiliently in crucial matches.

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The USWNT legend appreciates the boys’ performance

The explanation of the 41-year-old captured the attention of the netizens. One of them even posted a picture of Lloyd with one boy from the opposite team. Notably, the boy stood tall over Lloyd despite being young. The fan also wrote, “Typically when someone mentions this, I’ll post one of the pub photos of you standing with one of the boys… who is a foot taller than you. I mean, c’mon!“

When Carli Lloyd came across the fan’s tweet, she could not contain her laughter. She tweeted, “Haha. They should beat us. Bigger, stronger, faster! Boys always gave us a run for our money! It was great prep.” 

She even went on to appreciate the team for giving the highly experienced players a tough time. Interestingly, upon retiring from professional soccer in 2021, the American star bid farewell with an impressive 361 appearances and 134 goals for her country, as well as two World Cup titles.

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