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National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) veteran Elizabeth Eddy said Wednesday that her teammates are still invited to her wedding despite his scathing rebuke of her following an op-ed she wrote calling for the organization to adopt clear gender standards.
The Angel City FC midfielder wrote in the New York Post: “The NWSL must adopt a clear standard. One option is that all players must be born with ovaries, as required by the FA. Another option is an SRY gene test, like those implemented by World Athletics and World Boxing.”
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Elizabeth Eddy of Angel City FC poses for a portrait on February 8, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
However, teammate Sarah Gorden said his words had undertones that “seemed transphobic and racist.” Angelina Anderson said that regardless of the column, the Angel City locker room “is a place for everyone.”
Eddy appeared on “Fox & Friends” on Pak Gazette Channel and talked about their reaction.
“Reasonable people may disagree on this issue, but there’s no need to resort to harassment or name-calling because it’s not a good example for anyone,” Eddy said. “But also, these teammates are my friends and I’ve known them for a long time. In fact, they were invited to my wedding and the invitation still stands.
“They’ve said, ‘yes’. I hope they come. I think it’s very important to offer an olive branch because, at the end of the day, we’re all human and being on the same page and choosing to work together is very important.”
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Elizabeth Eddy #44 of Angel City FC arrives at the stadium before the NWSL match between Angel City FC and Bay FC at BMO Stadium on September 1, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Katelyn Mulcahy/NWSL via Getty Images)
Eddy said it was “complicated” to say whether her teammates understood the potential danger of a man playing against women in women’s sports.
“I would say in the world of professional sports it’s really complicated because speaking is a very difficult thing to do because, think about it, your mentality as a professional athlete is, ‘I’ve worked my whole life for this. I’ll do whatever it takes, no matter what it takes.’ And the other side of the coin is, ‘Even if I stay silent.’ Even if I go to get along. I’m willing to do that to play,'” she said.
“So, I think at the end of the day, a lot of my teammates, a lot of my teammates agree with what I’m trying to share. They want to play more than they want to talk and I understand that. So, there’s a lot of fear involved because it comes at a very, very high cost.”
Eddy said he received support from players around the league after publishing his op-ed.
“Overall, I’ve realized it’s an 80/20 thing,” he said. “Most of the country wants women’s sports to be for women. What I’ve noticed is that a lot of my teammates find it difficult to speak up if they believe this. But more broadly, players need to decide and work together.
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“And what I’ve also realized is that a lot of players around the league have messaged me and reached out, saying they’re okay with it but they’re afraid to speak out. So, to your point, it’s just a really difficult scenario for the people in it. But the people on the outside, the overwhelming majority, have been supportive of this whole concept.”
