Olivia Christian is a contributor to Only A Game.
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Brandi Or Briana: A Question Of What Might Have Been
The 1999 Women's World Cup will forever be associated with the iconic image of Brandi Chastain in her sports bra. But reporter Olivia Christian has always wondered what would have...