By Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-manager Netflix has set in motion a feature centered on the 1999 U.S. Women’s Soccer team winning the FIFA World Cup.
Who can forget the iconic moment when Brandi Chastain scored the winning penalty shootout goal and took her jersey off in celebration.
The news was announced by Vice President of Netflix films, Tendo Nagenda. The pic will be adapted from Jere Longman’s book, The Girls of Summer: The US Women’s Soccer Team and How It Changed The World, which Netflix won the rights to in a competitive situation.
Liza Chasin, who has a multi-year first-look deal with Netflix, will produce the project via 3dot production, along with Ándale Productions; Hayley Stool, who optioned the book and secured life rights,
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