The American star Carli Lloyd (41 years old) scored his best goal. The award-winning player will spend the week in Greece working with men and women to remember that the biggest moments in sports don’t always end with a group of champagne-soaked winners holding the trophy.
Carli Lloyda retired Olympian and World Cup star, will join the former American player Coby Jones in communities in Greece as part of a program designed by the United States Embassy in Athens, ‘Changing the Game: Sports for Inclusion’.
One of its missions is to remind kids, and perhaps their parents, of the main reason we play sports: “What makes it special is when these kids have the ball at their feet, the rest of them is worried and in trouble. disappear,” he said. Lloyd in an interview with The Associated Press.
“I hope we get to travel the world and talk about my journey and what it’s been worth to me, the successes and failures, and I hope that helps and helps others.”
The journey of Lloyd and Jones is part of an effort started in 2006 by the United States Department of State, which sends elite American athletes and coaches abroad to participate in its Sports Envoy program.
Under Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Lee Satterfield told the AP that the United States is “elevating sports to the diplomatic platform to engage people around the world” and support broader goals in US foreign policy “We can see sports as a way to connect with mainstream audiences and reach local people in communities that we otherwise can’t reach through traditional, regular diplomacy,” Satterfield said.
Briefly, she is a two-time FIFA Player of the Year and has played in more World Cup and Olympic games (47) than any other American on the US women’s national team.
Lloyd’s own experience of overcoming obstacles will be woven into all conversations. “It’s reflecting on where you live, where you come from and the opportunities you have,” Lloyd says of his travels around the world during a career that has spanned the better part of 25 years. . “You have to put things in perspective. There is always room for improvement everywhere. There is no perfect country, no perfect place, no perfect people, so you will always strive to be better.”
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
