Julie Foudy

Julie Foudy is a sports analyst at TNT Sports and the podcast host of "Laughter Permitted." She is the retired captain of the United States' Women's National Soccer Team, and a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist. She puts her name to Julie Foudy Soccer Camps, and Julie Foudy Leadership Foundation.

In her presentations, Julie shares her experiences of her stellar career as well as her formula for success both on the field and in life. She discusses her path to Olympic Gold and the commitment and perseverance it takes to be a champion. Julie shares what it takes to be an effective leader, the importance of teamwork and motivation and how to overcome obstacles in order to achieve your goals. Julie Foudy is a pioneer in her sport and an outstanding role model for all.

Foudy had a sensational soccer career while playing on the USA National Team for 17 years. She is the former Captain of the US Women's National Team and was a captain for 13 of her 17 years with the team. Julie participated in four Women's World Cups and three Olympics for Team USA. She is a two-time World Cup Champion, and she is also a 1996 Olympic Gold medalist, 2000 Olympic Silver medalist, and 2004 Olympic Gold medalist.

Julie finished her National Team career with 45 goals, 59 assists, and 273 international appearances (caps) for the USA. Her 273 caps rank fifth in the world all-time, male or female. Julie also played all three years as Captain with the WUSA's San Diego Spirit. She was a four-time All-American at Stanford University and inducted into the Stanford Hall of Fame. In 2015, Julie was named the Pac-12 Soccer Player of the Century. While at Mission Viejo High School, Julie won three CIF Championships and three CIF Player of the Year awards and was voted the Los Angeles Times' High School Player of the Decade for the 80's.

What's most important to Julie is to make a difference off the field as well. She was accepted into Stanford University's Medical School but decided not to pursue a career in medicine. Julie was the President of the Women's Sports Foundation from 2000-2002. She served on the Women's Sports Foundation Board of Directors for seven years and was a WSF advocacy consultant for two years, with a focus on Title IX, childhood obesity, and athletes' rights issues.

Julie was nominated by President Bush and Secretary Paige to serve as a member for the Commission on Title IX and has been honored numerous times for her work on behalf of Title IX. She received an Honorary Doctorate of Law degree from Smith College in 2005 and also from Pacific Lutheran University in 2022.

Julie was named as one of the "100 Most Influential NCAA Student-Athletes." The NCAA defines the 100 Most Influential Student-Athletes as those who have made a significant impact or major contributions to society. In 2018, Julie also received the prestigious NCAA Silver Anniversary Award in recognition of her collegiate and professional achievements. Julie was inducted in the US National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2007, alongside longtime teammate and friend, Mia Hamm. Julie and Mia were only the 6th and 7th women ever to be inducted into the Hall of Fame and the first and only ALL FEMALE induction class.

She is an Edward R. Murrow Award-winning reporter and was an analyst for ESPN/ABC, and a contributor and writer for espnW. Starting in 2023, she also does color commentary and studio for all USWNT soccer games with Warner Bros Discovery Sports group, on TNT and Max. She also called all USWNT soccer games for NBC’s Olympic coverage of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In 2013, she produced and narrated a documentary for ESPN Films called 'The 99ers'. Using footage shot by Julie during the US team's journey to win the Women's World Cup in 1999, 'The 99ers' is a behind-the-scenes glimpse at that historical event. Foudy launched her ESPN podcast "Laughter Permitted with Julie Foudy" in March of 2019 and it is the top-ranked podcast focusing on women in Sports on Apple Podcasts. Julie has interviewed trailblazing women such as Billie Jean King, Simone Biles, Mia Hamm, Robin Roberts, and Katie Ledecky, to name a few. By October of 2021, with 65 episodes available, Laughter Permitted had already been downloaded over 2.25 million times. Laughter Permitted is a fun, thoughtful, candid conversation with trailblazers in sports about the joy/chaos of life and sports. Laughter -- and donuts -- permitted.

Julie wrote a book for teenage girls and young women on leadership, titled "Choose to Matter: Being Courageously and Fabulously YOU." The book was published by Disney and espnW and released in May of 2017.