Will Pugh be the next Mia Hamm, or will she flare bright and then fade out?
In the history of the USWNT, there have been 19 players capped before their 18th birthday - including Mallory Pugh and possibly Ashley Sanchez. There's no way around the fact that being capped by the USWNT at age 17 or younger is a mixed bag of failures and successes. It's shocking to look at the numbers and realize there is no middle ground in this. The split is almost even.
Let's take Mallory Pugh out of the equation for a moment.