The U.S. women's soccer team has always been as much about fashion as football. So it was no surprise to see teammates Alex Morgan, Sydney Leroux and Tobin Heath walking an artificial-turf runway in a West Hollywood soundstage Wednesday morning to introduce the new Nike kit the U.S. will wear during home games at this year's World Cup in Canada.
What was surprising, though, was how uncomfortable the women looked under the makeup and klieg lights as they giggled their way through the news conference. Clearly, their minds were elsewhere.
"It's been so long since the last World Cup we brought home.