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While speaking with PEOPLE at the premiere ofWe Are Ayenda, now streaming on Prime Video, the two-time Olympic gold medalist and former USWNT star, 43, says that she still has trouble getting her spouse, authorGlennon Doyle, to understand the ins and outs of the game.
Doyle, 47, has previously posted several hilarious tweets on X, previously called Twitter, about how shedoesn’t understand the gameand often has towrite down questions to ask her wife later.
She reiterated her confusion while watching theU.S. Women’s National Team’s game against Portugalon Tuesday morning, writing thatshe couldn’t understandwhy Rose Lavelle got a yellow card. “i still cannot believe that judge punished rose. ROSE. does she hate joy and love and perfection,” she said.
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Wambach tells PEOPLE she’s tried several approaches to trying to explain the game to Doyle, including using “metaphor and analogy” which she said her writer wife is the “queen” at, but nothing has hit the back of the net so far.
“I’m trying to think of weird metaphors and analogies to explain certain circumstances,” Wambach says. “And I do my best but she [has gone] up to me every time [asking questions]… since the World Cup started.”
She also notes her wife’s habit of calling official soccer plays whatever she wants on social media.
USA line up (L-R) Emily Fox, Lynn Williams,Alex Morgan, Alyssa Naeher, Julie Ertz, Andi Sullivan, Naomi Girma, Alex Morgan, Lindsey Horan, Crystal Alyssia Soubrier Dunn, Rosemary Lavelle during the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Group E match between Portugal and USA.Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty
Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty
“You know, she’s calling indirect free kicks passive aggressive, and direct free kicks a little bit more direct,” Wambach says, adding, “It’s hilarious to me.”
“And it’s 100% true. This is not made up folks. I am half the time watching the game and the other half the time trying to explain why the thing that just happened happened.”
Despite having a tough time figuring out the calls and plays, Wambach tells PEOPLE that Doyle is still “the best.”
“I love her.”
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The pair had a whirlwind love story, tying the knot two months after Wambach announced that she and ex-wifeSarah Huffmanwere splitting, and three months after Doyle announced her divorce from husband Craig Melton. Since then,the pair have co-parentedDoyle’s three children — Chase, Tish and Amma.
After retiring from being a professional athlete, Wambach has continued her efforts to advocate for equal rights. She recently showed her support for women’s Afghanistan national soccer team at a panel for theWe Are Ayendadocumentary — which is centered around the team’s escape from Afghanistan after the country’s fall to the Taliban.
TheWhatsApp-produced documentaryWe Are Ayendais now streaming on Amazon Prime.
source: people.com
