We decided to head out on our own to visit the FIFA Fan zone and do some local shopping. We navigated our way downtown via a cable car and the local metro. We learned that the hosts of women's soccer youtube channel were having a pickup game at a local park. There was a chance of former USWNT team players making an appearance, so we decided to attend. Eighty+ women of all ages showed up to play pickup, and of course Carmen jumped at the chance to play. Allie Long (on the USWNT) showed up and Carmen had a chance to take a selfie with her.
We decided to head back to the hotel where we ran into Daniel (one of the tour guides) who had an opportunity for us. ProActive Travel partnered with journalists from the Equalizer (a media website dedicated to Women's Soccer) for the World Cup. One of the Equalizer journalists had connections to the BBC. In turn, the BBC was looking for families from the US who were going to be attending the match for a live interview. Were we interested? Is the Pope Catholic? After agreeing, I received a phone call from a BBC producer who wanted to confirm who we were and the details of meeting her crew at the stadium.
Parc Olympique Lyonnais stadium is on the outskirts of Lyon so we took a Taxi from the hotel. The cameraman and I exchanged texts as to his location as we were going to be cutting it very close. Upon arrival we hopped out of the cab and after some wandering around, connected with the two person crew. We made quick introductions and they briefed us on what to expect. Below are the results.
For some additional context Ellen White was considered one of England's star players during the tournament. In 2018 he England Women's National Team played in the She Believes Cup tournament that had matches in Orlando where Carmen had an opportunity to walk out the players. Ellen White was one of them. She has the letter 'B' on her shirt in this video.
After the interview we had plenty of time to grab some dinner, explore the stadium, and pick up some souvenirs. There was very large US crowd and almost equal number of England supporters. This was another fantastic match that had us on our toes until the end. We were definitely spent and ready to get back to the hotel.
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