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USWNT star Carli Lloyd: Female athletes driven to leave sport better than when they entered it

Despite the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics and the suspension of the NWSL, Carli Lloyd said the U.S. women’s national team isn’t slowing down its fight to create a better future for women’s soccer.

During an online panel hosted by Yahoo! Sports and the Women’s Sports Foundation Saturday afternoon, the U.S. co-captain said the culture of the women’s national team — and women’s sports as a whole — rests on a relentless desire to constantly improve the game for the next generation.

“I think it’s just been this evolution,” Lloyd said. “You had those players back then to push the barriers and make things better.