shaimaa khalil looks at spain s dramaticjourney to the world cup final and how this tournament has inspired young players. and done! gabi lopez has been following his national team s phenomenal rise in the women s world cup down under. as a former player in spain s second division, this final hits very close to home. i ve been watching the tv in spain, the radio, and everybody was talking about the final. everybody. my family were commentating. i ve never seen that before. i m still playing, i m a coach, and i can say now, i can see aitana, alexia, jennifer and i can say, wow, they are amazing. so i think for the kids, for the coaches, for the players, it s amazing that women s football is that big. you wouldn t notice it at first glance, but this team, now one win away from world cup glory, has been marred by so much tension and unrest. at the centre of that is head coachjorge vilda. tensions followed last year s euros defeat against england, with 15 players threatening to quit over c
of sunday s women s world cup final when england take on spain. prince william has posted this good luck message to the lionesses he was joined by his daughter princess charlotte. lionesses, we want to send you a huge good luck for tomorrow. we re sorry we can t be there in person. but we re so proud of everything you ve achieved and the millions you ve inspired here and around the world. so go out there tomorrow and really enjoy yourselves. good luck, lionesses! neither england or their opponents spain have made it this far in the tournament before. for spain, it s a remarkable turnaround for a squad that have only won just one of their previous seven world cup matches before this tournament. on top of that, behind the scenes, there s been plenty of turmoil too. shaimaa khalil now takes a look at spain s dramaticjourney to the final and how this tournament has inspired the younger generation. and done! gabi lopez has been following his national team s phenomenal rise in the women s
Lauren Weitlauf
Friday, December 11th, 2020
WKU ROTC cadet Gabriela ‘Gabi’ Lopez needed a hero, so she said she became her own. The Hammond, Indiana native, nursing major and military science minor commissioned today, December 11, to become a 2
nd Lieutenant and nurse in the U.S. Army.
Lopez credits her accomplishments to her armor-like self-confidence and resilience, which continues to propel her forward despite hardships such as childhood abuse, familial estrangement, and financial insecurity. “I want my children to have a good life. I don’t ever want them to endure or fathom what I have been through,” Lopez said. “This mindset and my ability to let my past empower me rather than define me are the personal strengths that led me to pursue the Army ROTC program and the nursing program.”