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Soccer Champ Carli Lloyd Kicks 55-Yard Field Goal At Eagles Camp
You can watch the two-time World Cup champion midfielder nail the long kick here.
Thank you to the @Eagles for having me out! Thanks to @JustinTuck @jake_elliott22 @MayorRandyBrown for the good time and tips! #55yd pic.twitter.com/owZ16f46Th
— Carli Lloyd (@CarliLloyd) August 20, 2019
PHILADELPHIA — Women's soccer has been at the forefront of sports talks in the United States and worldwide since the US Women's National Team took home the World Cup in July.
And midfielder Carli Lloyd is keeping soccer in the news.
Lloyd stopped by the Philadelphia Eagles training camp recently.
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You've more than likely and unfortunately heard the derogatory and misogynistic phrase "throw like a girl." Well, at the camp Lloyd put a spin on that, showing how to kick like a girl.
Lloyd, 37, of Delran, New Jersey, set up for a 55-yard-long field goal with the help of Eagles and Baltimore Ravens players (it was a joint camp day).
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Then, like a true world champ, Lloyd nails the football, sending it safely through the uprights for 3 points.
What did you expect? She's a World Champion.@CarliLloyd | #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/kIwHOABMKa
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) August 20, 2019
#FlyEaglesFly at the @USWNT parade#FlyEaglesFly at today’s practice@CarliLloyd knows pic.twitter.com/vUwGtFYWX6
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) August 20, 2019
Lloyd is no stranger to a long kick. In the 2015 World Cup, she scored a goal from half field against Japan. Watch that lengthy goal below:
Eagles kicker Jake Elliot's longest field goal is 61 yards, so maybe the Birds should keep Lloyd in their back pocket.
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