It's quite fitting that the U.S. women's soccer team played Iceland.
To say the fans that showed up in Frisco Wednesday for the U.S. women's national soccer team are dedicated would be an understatement. The match is part of an important tournament for the team, and there was little chance of it being postponed. Officials at the stadium stepped up to try and help the fans deal with the cold and ice.To say the fans that showed up in Frisco Wednesday for the U.S. women's national soccer team are dedicated would be an understatement.
The match is part of an important tournament for the team, and there was little chance of it being postponed. Officials at the stadium stepped up to try and help the fans deal with the cold and ice.Buying tickets a ways out is always a bit of gamble this time of the year in Texas. But the U.S. women’s national team coming to town was an opportunity few were willing to miss.
Though their red, white and blue was often concealed under layer after layer, fans of the U.S. women’s national team would not be deterred."I figure if the ladies are out there playing on the field, the least we can do is sit down and watch them," said fan Josh Combs. Though sitting down and watching them likely wasn’t an easy task. Beyond the near-single-digit wind chill and a light drizzle, seats themselves had a sheen of ice.Teresa Villareal and Jessica Charles came from New Braunfels.For them, coming to the game was even more important.
It comes just days after the U.S. women’s national team reached a settlement with U.S. Soccer in its equal pay lawsuit.Game organizers did what they could to make it comfortable. Access to club areas was opened up for all ticket holders, and otherwise slippery stairways were salted."I grew up playing soccer. I played in this weather in high school and college," said fan Kathyn Kalman. "This is the high school season here in Texas, so I wasn’t worried at all.