Georgia Cloepfil is a writer and a women’s soccer coach. Cloepfil became infatuated with soccer as a child and throughout her twenties played on women’s professional and semi-professional teams all over the world, from Korea to Australia to Sweden. Her work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Washington Post and the Yale Review, as well as many other publications. The Striker and the Clock was shortlisted for the 2022 Graywolf Nonfiction Prize. georgiacloepfil.com
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An illuminating perspective on the life of an athlete and the pursuit of excellence outside the spotlight. Georgia Cloepfil played professional soccer for six years, on six teams, in six countries. In those years, the sport became more than a game&mdas... SEE MORE