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Several members of the United States Women's Team that won the 1999 World Cup teased a new movie about the squad coming to Netflix.
NetflixFilm @NetflixFilmWhat's the 1999 World Cup winning US Women's Soccer Team up to now? We checked in with @JulieFoudy, @MiaHamm, @MichelleAkers10, @joyfawcett14, @KristineLilly, @BriScurry, Carla Overbeck, and @brandichastain to find out! https://t.co/FFYPkXjHo5
According to Brian Welk of The Wrap, "Netflix scored the rights to Jere Longman's book, "The Girls of Summer: The U.S. Women's Soccer Team and How It Changed The World," in a competitive situation and has also nabbed the life rights of eight players from the team.