A US Women's soccer player gave a great, NSFW speech in one of the team's final tune-ups before the World Cup
- The U.S. Women's National Team beat Brazil, 1-0, in the SheBelieves Cup on Tuesday, but the highlight was midfielder McCall Zerboni's fiery, NSFW halftime speech.
- Zerboni implored her teammates to "do the right thing," reminding them that they're "f---ing winners."
- USWNT has just five matches remaining before the World Cup in June, and many believe they will have to round into form if they want a shot at repeating as champions.
The U.S. Women's National Team beat Brazil, 1-0, on Tuesday in the SheBelieves Cup, but the highlight may have been a fiery halftime speech from midfielder McCall Zerboni.
After taking a 1-0 lead in the first half, cameras caught Zerboni in the huddle, prepping her teammates for the second half. Her fiery speech included some NSFW language.
"We are winners," Zerboni said. "Winners do the right thing every moment of every game. We have 45 more minutes to do the right thing together. Do not let down, do not show weakness. We're f---ing winners."
Unfortunately, the speech didn't quite have the intended results, as the U.S. didn't score in the second half. Still, they protected their lead, which is more than can be said for previous matches in the Cup, where they squandered leads.
Their lone goal came off a beautiful counterattack by Tobin Heath, who was able to bury the ball in the net on a rebound.
Throughout the tournament, the U.S. failed to capitalize on chances, out-shooting opponents 51-22 but finishing with an aggregate score of just +1.
There's a feeling that the U.S. will have to play better if they want to repeat in the World Cup this summer. They have five matches before the group stage begins in June.
Zerboni, who has a shot at making her first World Cup at 32, seems to be trying to help the team round into form.
Watch the speech below (Warning: language):