Member Spotlight – Katie

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  • Favorite LouCity Player: TBD
  • Favorite Racing Player: TBD, but shoutout to Kirsten Davis and Sarah Sodoma. Two players I played against in high school.
  • Favorite EPL Team: City or Liverpool
  • Favorite NWSL Player: Becky Sauerbrunn
  • Member since: November 2020.

About Katie

Katie played YMCA soccer for a couple of years before moving to Sweden and then Switzerland, where her passion for the sport took off. She played every day at recess and would spend hours after school doing drills in the yard and learning through Youtube videos.

Her first club team was a Swiss boy’s team, so she was the only girl. Most of her friends were Barcelona fans, so Katie became one too. She was particularly drawn to Messi since they’re both lefty’s.

Katie’s first live game was Barcelona vs Valencia in 2010 at the Camp Nou when they still had Iniesta, Xavi, Puyol, and Messi among others. A year later, she started following the women’s game and the USWNT in their 2011 WC campaign.

HAO’s rocket versus Columbia and Abby’s infamous header had her *hooked*. She has been a fan ever since and attended the 2015 and 2019 WC Finals with her family.

Currently, Katie is a junior, an Econ/Finance and Spanish double major, and plays D3 for Centre College in Danville, KY.

She is hoping to use that degree and her soccer experiences to find a career that keeps her close to the sport. Recently, she also started customizing shoes with a Racing Lou FC-inspired design and is floored by the attention that it’s receiving!

Katie is hoping to see some fans wearing them at Lynn Family Stadium this year!

 

Member Spotlight: Rebecca Tamas

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  • Favorite Past LouCity Player: Scott Goodwin
  • Favorite Current LouCity Player: cannot decide on just one
  • Favorite EPL Team: Manchester City
  • Favorite NWSL Player: Crystal Dunn
  • Member Since: the beginning, I think

About Rebecca

Rebecca became a soccer/football fan in early 2014 after meeting someone from Manchester who explained the game to her.

In May of 2014, she met a charming fellow named Ken who also loved soccer (he was a lifelong fan of the other Manchester team, but this did not derail their relationship). Ken encouraged Rebecca to join The Coopers, a newly formed group trying to get a pro soccer team to come to Louisville.

As soccer became a bit of an obsession, Ken and
Rebecca spent many nights on their deck writing songs that could be sung at future games. Despite the great number of songs they wrote for the first season, very few survive to this day.

Ken, being the boisterous type, was one of the first capos. Since Rebecca wanted to be near him at games, she stood near the drums in the supporter’s section. Then one fateful day, she was asked to play…and she’s been banging away on a barrel drum ever since.

 

Member Spotlight: Chrissy Webb

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  • Favorite LouCity Player: USL is not in my wheel house. ?‍♀️
  • Favorite EPL Team: Tottenham HotSpurs
  • Favorite NWSL Player: Ali Krieger Orlando Pride, Julie Ertz Chicago Red Stars, and Becky Sauerbunn Portland Thorns
  • Member Since: sometime in 2020

About Chrissy

Chrissy is originally from Southern Illinois and moved to Nashville, TN in 2013 for a new job as a mental therapist.

She became a fan of the USWNT in 2011 World Cup and after moving to Nashville went to her first USWNT friendly in 2013 and fell in love the game.

During the 2015 World Cup Chrissy became involved with the American Outlaws and now has the best circle of friends!

When the NWSL moved to cable viewership, she and her friends created NWSLville, a supporters group in the Nashville area to create an inclusive community with the focus on growing the league’s fanbase with watch parties and community projects.

Chrissy is wicked excited to be a season ticket holder for Racing Louisville and having NWSL in the area.

Follow Chrissy and NWSLville on social media: @ChrissyWebb15 and @NWSLville

Giveaway Press Release

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LouCity Ladies

Louisville, Kentucky

 

LouCity Ladies sponsor charity giveaway to honor St. Louligans

October 30, 2020

Louisville, Ky. — In a gesture of respect and their mutual love of soccer, the LouCity Ladies supporters group is sponsoring a charity giveaway to honor the St.Louligans, the supporters group of Saint Louis FC. Saint Louis FC announced they would be ceasing operations at the end of the 2020 season to make way for the MLS team that will begin play in 2023. 

“This has been a true friendship over five years,” said LCL President Michele Reise. “We could not let it end without honoring the St.Louligans for their devotion to the beautiful game, their tireless efforts towards the betterment of their community, and all the love, laughs, and memories.”

The giveaway will benefit the St.Louligans charity of choice, the Saint Louis Crisis Nursery. The winner will receive an exciting box full of donated Supporters Groups and team swag from the Louisville Supporters Group, Louisville City FC, Racing Louisville FC and numerous other supporters groups and clubs around the United States. 

“Their story isn’t over,” noted Reise. ”They’ll be back bigger and better in two years with their MLS team but until then, soccer supporters groups here in Louisville and across the country would like to say to them, 

“YOU are ONE OF US.”

The LouCity Ladies have set up a special page on their website for this giveaway where you can learn about the history of the St.Louligans, information on their charity of choice and all the details on how to win this Box of Silliness. Page will go LIVE this evening at 6pm est.

 

LouCityLadies.com/KingsCupCharityGiveway

 

Giveaway entry period is October 30 – November 6, 2020. 

The winner will be announced live on the LouCity Ladies Instagram at 6 p.m. EST November 8, 2020 and the box will be mailed to the winner the following day.

 

Member Spotlight: Alex

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  • Favorite LouCity Player: Elijah Wynder
  • Favorite EPL Team: Chelsea FC
  • Favorite NWSL Player: Kristen Edmonds (Orlando Pride)
  • Member Since: July 2020!

About Alex

Alex is originally from North Carolina but has lived in Louisville, KY since 2012. She relocated with her family when her dad, who is in the Army, was stationed at Fort Knox.

She graduated from the University of Louisville in 2015 with a BA in Women’s and Gender Studies. She returned to UofL in 2019 to pursue a MA in Counseling Psychology.

Alex has been married to Brett for five years and the couple met on eHarmony! It was Brett’s passion for soccer that inspired Alex to fall in love with the sport.

So proud to be a LouCity Lady!