{"id":22221,"date":"2026-03-25T02:48:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T02:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/how-charlie-kirk-inspired-a-pro-soccer-player-to-speak-out-for-women-in-final-season\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T02:48:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T02:48:26","slug":"how-charlie-kirk-inspired-a-pro-soccer-player-to-speak-out-for-women-in-final-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/how-charlie-kirk-inspired-a-pro-soccer-player-to-speak-out-for-women-in-final-season\/","title":{"rendered":"How Charlie Kirk Inspired A Pro Soccer Player To Speak Out For Women In Final Season"},"content":{"rendered":"


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It was the Sunday after Charlie Kirk was assassinated last fall. Professional soccer player Elizabeth Eddy was at church with her now-husband. The two attend church regularly, so while it wasn\u2019t Kirk\u2019s assassination that got them in the church pews, it was that tragedy that became the subject of the preacher\u2019s sermon that day.<\/p>\n

The preacher told the congregation that the attack on Kirk was an attack on free speech. It was that sermon that nudged Eddy, after 10 years in the National Women\u2019s Soccer League, to speak up about a part of women\u2019s soccer that she saw being jeopardized by the lie that men can compete as women\u2014so in her final season, she spoke up.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s like, this is way bigger than my playing career,\u201d Eddy told The Daily Wire. \u201cThis is like, changing the landscape of women\u2019s soccer at the professional level, which sets a precedent for all other women\u2019s sports in America.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eddy announced her retirement from the NWSL on Tuesday knowing she gave her all to the league as a player both on and off the pitch.<\/p>\n

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After months of consideration and prayer, I have a special announcement to make. \ud83d\ude0a pic.twitter.com\/03ii9LyfTi<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Elizabeth Eddy (@elizabetheddy2) March 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s ironic that the toughest test of her career would end up happening outside the lines, and in the headlines. After penning a piece in the New York Post on protecting women\u2019s spaces, and even suggesting creating new spaces for trans-identifying players, Eddy was labeled a \u201cracist\u201d and \u201ctransphobe\u201d by her Angel FC teammates.<\/p>\n

These teammates weren\u2019t just players on the roster; they were Eddy\u2019s friends\u2014close friends, actually, already invited to Eddy\u2019s upcoming wedding. After Eddy stood for biological truth, they didn\u2019t attend.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was like, pretty personal, and one of them even helped my fianc\u00e9 plan our engagement,\u201d Eddy said. \u201cIt was really tough, but like, at the end of the day, I need to answer to God, not to my peers or my success level on earth or whoever else I might want to please.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough I\u2019m hurt, I\u2019m holding out hope that one day we can have reconciliation.\u201d<\/p>\n

The pushback was painful, but Eddy has no regrets about her statements on women\u2019s sports. As she looks to her post-soccer chapter, she plans to continue advocating for women to have opportunities to play in a protected category.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d love to have like a bunch of kids, a bunch of boys and girls, and I want the girls to have a chance to compete and play versus having an uneven playing field from the get-go because they\u2019re a girl,\u201d Eddy said. \u201cI was like, if I have any ability to affect that, I will happily spend time and effort to do that because again, people have paved the way for all of us girls in America. For example, Title IX and now that is kind of under question. I was recently in D.C. at the Supreme Court on the steps doing the part of this rally and speaking about Title IX, and that\u2019s where I realized how fragile the current policies are and how important it is to actually engage in how to shape the policies for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to her advocacy for women, Eddy is continuing to compete\u2014trading her shin guards for surfboards. The Newport Beach, California, native grew up hitting the waves and, now that her schedule allows, she\u2019s excited to pursue a solo sport that she says is a different kind of challenge, channeling her \u201ccompetitive energy\u201d into a \u201cflowy state\u201d on the water.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just got back actually three weeks ago from my first pro-surfing contest. It was in Barbados and it was for the World Surf League. Although I got out in the first round, I was like, this is like the coolest thing ever,\u201d Eddy said.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s excited to still be a professional athlete who is actively in the fight for women\u2019s sports. She was a utility player on the soccer pitch, meaning she could play multiple positions. Now she\u2019ll have multiple career obligations, which include public speaking, plus a full surfing schedule. The chaos, she says, will be worth the extra work because Eddy firmly believes the more female athletes stand up for their sports, the quicker their category will be protected.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was completely delegitimized by how my soccer team responded and the league,\u201d Eddy said. \u201cSo then it\u2019s like, when the next person speaks up, they probably won\u2019t get as delegitimized, and then a few more might speak up and it will snowball. We\u2019re moving in a really good direction, and the more people that speak up and the sooner they do it, the better it is for all of our daughters in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was Eddy\u2019s faith that gave her the courage to speak out in the first place, and it\u2019s still her faith that guides her decision-making as the veteran soccer player boldly takes on her next chapter.<\/p>\n

\u201cGod is not changing,\u201d Eddy said. \u201cHe\u2019s faithful yesterday, he\u2019s faithful today, and faithful tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n