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Freestyle world champion Caitlyn Schrepfer has some of the most unique soccer skills on the planet. The California native is smoother than creamy peanut butter as she’s turned her tricks with the ball into an art.

Schrepfer is one of the most talented freestylers today, named a world champion in 2022 and a four-time United States women’s champion. What she’s able to do with a ball appears to defy physics as she dazzles audiences around the world with her moves.

Some of her stuff must be seen to be believed.

The jump from college soccer to the professional level is a steep challenge few players are capable of surmounting. 23-year-old aspiring defensive talent Femi Awodesu is a prime example of a determined player looking to rise his way to the top.

Awodesu is a star defender from Philadelphia who excelled in his four years at Penn State. He dominated in his final seasons in 2022 and 2023 being named the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year and one of the best in the college landscape.

As the confetti fell and thousands of lightbulbs flashed in Lyon, France, on July 7, 2019, USA’s players climbed the podium to celebrate the fulfillment of a dream that had required years of sacrifice, total commitment and a single-minded belief in accomplishing it all.  

A captivated global audience delighted in what these 23 women had achieved — a historic fourth world title for the U.S. — but the players themselves took a moment to immortalize a staff member whose personal journey mirrored their own with the following chant: “Chef! Chef! Chef!”