#Soccer

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Video thumbnail — USA v China PR: Full Penalty Shoot-out | 1999 #FIFAWWC Final
Trends 1999

The 1999 Women's World Cup

A sold-out Rose Bowl, a scoreless final that came down to penalty kicks, and Brandi Chastain on her knees with her jersey in her fist. The 1999 Women's World Cup was the summer American girls saw a stadium of 90,000 people screaming for a women's team — and sports in this country were never quite the same.

The Umbro double-diamond logo
Fashion 1988–1996 peak (brand founded 1924)

Umbro Shorts

Shiny nylon soccer shorts in checkerboard prints and highlighter colors, worn by millions of American kids who had no game to get to. Umbro shorts were the unofficial uniform of the early-90s playground — swishy, weightless, and somehow acceptable in every setting from gym class to the mall.