# Open Mic | Mary Harvey on Building the Women’s Game

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Podcast: [First Touch | World Soccer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/kickback-26-7606085)
Published: 2026-09-11T13:30:00+00:00
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Mary Harvey has seen the women’s game from almost every angle in her career, as a USWNT goalkeeper to FIFA leader and WPS executive. Today, she leads the Center for Sport and Human Rights, and she joins Open Mic to talk about the evolution of women’s soccer, the lessons of its past and where the game goes next. 0:00 Intro 1:26 The 1991 World Cup 4:57 Harvey’s Journey to the USWNT 7:58 How 1991 Changed Women’s Soccer 11:53 Inside the 1996 USWNT 16:25 From Player to FIFA Leader 24:11 How World Cups Drive Development 28:26 What Happened to WPS? 35:12 The Future of the Women’s Game 41:51 The Responsibility of Each USWNT Generation 44:46 Sport, Human Rights & the 2026 World Cup 57:30 Harvey’s Favorite Sporting Events Open Mic is an Soccerwise interview series that features in-depth conversations with interest soccer voices from around the world. We’ll occasionally share select episodes here on First Touch when the conversation fits. The American home for the global game. Follow the conversation: https://linktr.ee/firsttouchksm

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