Olivia Moultrie: 15-year-old soccer player should be allowed to play in US professional women’s league, judge rules

Olivia Moultrie: 15-year-old soccer player should be allowed to play in US professional women’s league, judge rules

In a ruling issued Monday, Judge Karin Immergut approved a temporary restraining order that would require the NWSL to lift its age restrictions, allowing Olivia Moultrie to be signed on to a team.

Such restrictions do not exist in the US men’s professional league, the MLS, or in European Women’s Leagues, according to the order.

In a tweet last week, the teen said, “The only gender and country combination in the entire world where I can’t play professional soccer is as a female in the United States. Just something to consider.”
Her official Twitter feed was full of retweets in support of her…

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