Sydney Leroux
Appearances
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
we had said to us soccer for a long time leading into the world cup, knowing it was going to be, you know, in the United States and a big deal like, Hey, what do we have planned for after? Like, we know that we have to do this celebration tour. Where are we going? What are we doing? And, uh, And they're like, well, nothing. Very on brand at the time, right? Like, what do you mean nothing?
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
Like, you're going to have this huge World Cup and then it's just like, yeah, good job. You're done. I mean, this, and we kept saying, this is the time to promote it and to sell it and to get into, you know, different cities and let's do a tour afterwards. And I think the only thing that Hank Steinbrecher was telling us about, who was the head of U.S.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
soccer at the time, was they were contemplating if we should take a tour to Africa. And I was like, you have got to be kidding me. Yes, Africa needs help in getting women's soccer popular. But we are sitting on this goldmine of this World Cup. Why wouldn't you do something here? So we... decided that we were gonna do our own thing if they weren't gonna do it.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
And so we found a little loophole in our contract where we could do an indoor tour. Mia, because her brother Garrett at the time had had cancer, was doing these indoor tours that we were helping her with to be a fundraiser and awareness for Garrett. And so we thought, well, we could do indoor tours. They can't control us in that.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
And we can bring our own sponsors on because that's a space, again, they can't control. And we just don't call ourselves the national team. We just call us Team USA or whatever. And so we ended up crushing it with this indoor tour that we full page ad the day after we won, we announced and U.S. soccer tried to sue us. We've seen that before. On brand. On brand. On brand. On brand. On brand.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
Um, we were like, wait, what? We told you we were going to do this. We've sent you letters. We've told you, you were going to do nothing. And we had sent letters and really documented it and said, okay, since you're doing nothing, this is what we're doing. Never heard anything. So yeah, needless to say, we pulled a little coup there and that was fantastic.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
And again, it just, you know, for the first time it was like, and this is something that this generation and you all are so good at, which I have so much respect for is like, if people say, no, we're not gonna do it, you guys go, okay, then we'll build it ourselves, right? Okay, we'll start our own company. We'll start our own merch line, right? Whatever it is, we're gonna go build it.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
And for our generation, that was a huge deal to say kind of a double F you. And we're going to do it ourselves. And I'm really proud because it did show U.S. soccer. Like, you're not tapping into all this value. Like, that's the thing. Like, we can all agree there's money sitting on the table that you're leaving. Let's go. Move it. And so that really woke them up.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
Like, was there more? Brandy was naked all the time. Literally, when she took her shirt off in the game, I was like, here we go again. Brandy getting naked. God. Yeah, we had, I think we had We rented out the Ritz Carlton Pasadena, or was it Four Seasons? I think it's a Ritz. Is there a Ritz in Pasadena, right? It's too far away. Ballroom.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
Yeah, we rented out the ballroom and it was like all your friends and family. It was a huge party. Literally before the final, I was like ironing my outfit and Brandy was my roommate. She's like, what are you doing?
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
She knew. I'm ironing my outfit for post-game celebrations. She's like, you're insane. But yeah, it was fun. I mean, and especially because... again, like that, that whole month of buildup and, and the number of people watching was something that, you know, no one thought we could do.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
And so to be finally successful in, in convincing us soccer and really the world that like, they should pay attention to this, uh, brought us a ton of joy. We were like, yes, finally, even though it took another 25 years.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
Where was that?
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
Where was that? Vancouver. Yeah, but where in Vancouver? Was it like at a Nike house or what was it?
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
Why again did we say yes to this morning show?
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
I love the diversity of the team, which, right? Like you look around even walking tournaments now, right? Like it was so white and it was so middle-class and, and still we have a lot of hurdles to get over, but like to see, was it the Olympic team that over half the team was black or Brown, right? And I'm like, this is amazing. So yeah,
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
To have finally some diversity for young girls to see, I think is huge. I think the depth. of the group in terms of, um, and you guys see it with angel city. I mean, these like what 15 year old, 16 year old. I'm like, I heard you guys talking about that the other day. Yeah.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
Well, and like that, just, you know, these younger kids are so acclimated so much faster with, you know, social media brought up. Yeah. You didn't have that. Um, Yeah, but I do love that the thread that will always remain the same with the national team is that it's not just about winning, right? It's about winning and there's more to it.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
There's winning and changing the culture, winning and inspiring these young girls to play. Like we've always been so cognizant of that piece of it as female athletes so often are. And I love that that thread has run through every generation of the national team.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
Yeah, for sure.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
And it's out of necessity too, right? Like they've had the fight and they've had like, this is how we've grown up. So I think it is just a part of who we are as female athletes. It's what I always say. It's the, it's the greatest part, which is why there's such loyalty.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
I think too, when you see, you know, women's sports fans because of that side of it as well, that they're more than just athletes. They care deeply. Yeah.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
Current or recent that would have fit right in? Um... Well, Sid would have.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
Uh, let's see of the, what about of the current team? That's a great question. I've actually never thought that. Oh, you know, who's very old school. Um, who totally I see is 99 or Sam coffee. Yeah. I agree with that. I really agree with that. Yeah. Oh yeah. She is an old soul. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
Yeah. Like she gets it like that. Jen, that, you know, like she's, she's, she's impressive. I love Sam. Yeah.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
Because it will be weird, Julie. Is it going to be weird if we're like on the balcony in our robes with a coffee right next door and be like, good morning? She's like, don't do that.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
Yeah, I had to talk my husband down from like, he's like, let's get a house. I was like, no, let's not.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
Let's buy a new jean. I was like, no, no, no. Give her some time. Oh, I know. It's such a hard shift though. Like being, you know, you're a little girl, all of a sudden you're like, okay, you're off and you want to fly. So yeah, you're like, okay, go get it.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
Oh yeah. It's, I keep saying to her, you're going to be fine. I'm going to be fine. And then I turn around and I'm like, yeah, it's hard. It's hard. And, but like that, the other thing is, it's like, and I think, you know, she's going through all her senior activities with high school and graduation and, you know, the last brunch and senior awards. And, and so it hits them hard too.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
Cause it's the last of everything. Yeah. But then I also think like you do want like to miss it, of course, because it's high school and you want those great memories. But like you also want your kid to just thrive and be independent and do her thing. And so as much as it's so sad, it's like so refreshing, too, because she didn't want it. She didn't want to stay in California.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
She wanted to try a different state. Right. And she still is on the West Coast. But yeah. It's going to be different. It's going to be a different vibe. I'm like, get out of Orange County. Try something else than Orange County. You've got to see and live and do something else.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
That was not allowed.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
I am. Yeah. And I, and I mean, and she's going to the big 10, it's going to be hard. Like it's all good challenge. And she was ready for that. She actually said, you know, staying in California feels too comfortable and I'm ready for the challenge. I'm like, yes. So she will be great. I will be great. We will be fine. Everything is fine.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
Oh, gosh. Yeah. That one was a hard one. Hardest story I've ever done. Yeah. So Katie Meyer was a former player and captain who played at Stanford who died by suicide in 2022. And I just remember at the time, because she was such a force of personality and a presence. And I didn't know Katie well.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
I had met her, of course, through Stanford and calling the national championship that they won in 2019. And and knew of her big personality. And so for all of us in the Stanford community, and I think anyone who knew Katie, it came as a huge shock when we found out that she died by suicide. And. I, of course, had a lot of questions.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
And so after doing a lot of digging, and I took a year before asking her parents because I knew they were grieving. And you just can't imagine. It's every parent's nightmare, right, to get that call and said, hey, I'd really like to tell Katie Meyer's story and your story. and really shine a light on how amazing she was as a human being.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
And they were, I mean, talk about an inspiration to see Gina and Steve, her parents, in this process of grieving your daughter daily. And this is a process that started two years ago. So we spent two years with them. um, doing this story. And I'm, I'm incredibly grateful that they were willing to trust us and share it with us because what they had to do was relive a lot of it as well. Right.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
You're asking them to go back to this day, this moment, the, you know, these memories. And so, um, It was incredibly hard on them. It's hard on a lot of people. And so for them to share as much as they did and be willing to trust us to tell her story was amazing. And it was hard for me as a Stanford alum, right? Because we pointed out that there were things that I think in Stanford...
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
actually with their own investigation, before Katie actually took her life, found that their process, their disciplinary process was flawed. I won't give away too much of the story, but it gets into a lot of that. And it really should have been like a three-part series. There's so much that we could still tell about Katie and her life.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
But the most important thing we wanted to get across is how amazing she was and Katie was and how... How Gina and Steve have taken that pain and turned it into purpose and really have passed Katie Myers law. There's a bill that's passed to try and prevent this from happening, this tragedy happening to other families. But it just eats you every day. You're like, man, that's a hard one.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
That was a hard one to tell.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
And I do I do hope it actually I mean, the whole idea behind this was that it would initiate change and it would you know, it would cause universities to change and processes, processes to change like this. This cannot keep going on like this. So I'm hopeful that there will be some more change that comes from that for sure.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
Yeah, I did it. Remind them how it's done. Yeah, I forget. I've only done it once this year. I know I've missed a couple of games because of travel and schedules, but you'll get it back for sure. Can I just say that, like, I know this has not been an ideal year for you all. And Ali, I know you've gone through a ton as well. And Sid, you as well. And then now this injury on top of it.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
So I'm just giving you the biggest strength and hugs and good karma vibes coming your way because you guys deserve all of that. So I know how hard it must be to be watching from the sidelines. And you guys will be back out there for sure. Can't wait for it.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
Don't be shy. When you kick though, kick with the other calf. Okay. I don't want two calves. All right. Three clap on three. One, two, three.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
I like pulled my hamstring.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
Yeah.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
Yeah, yeah, yeah. My biggest claim to fame. Wait, what the hell is going on, Syd? What do I see? I got to put my glasses on for this. I see a big boot.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
That's the strategy.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
Oh, shoot. You too. Yeah. I'm going to give you a big virtual hug.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
I'm really thrilled you guys have this podcast, too, because you two are funny. And it's not just Sid. I know. Thank you, Julie.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
I know. Gosh, that, that like takes 20 years off my life.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
It might be even worse. And just wasted when they're going through recruiting. And it's like, I literally said to my... So Izzy's off to go play at Oregon next year, which is fantastic. Yeah, I saw that.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
Yeah. Yay, Izzy. But it's so freaking stressful. And I said to my second child, my son, my 16-year-old, I said, you're going to have to quit youth sports. We're done.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
I'm actually very calm. I try and not be that parent. I mean, I see how excited you are at the Angel City games, but to be fair, I haven't seen you cussing us out on the jumbotron.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
Um, no, I only am drinking beers at angel city games. Cause I finally get to just relax and have fun. Um, I, yeah, I'm, I'm oddly calm. I am. I really am. Cause it's like, there's so much chaos on the sidelines as we know. I'm like, I don't need that. They don't need to hear. Yeah. And you know, the number one thing kids always say, right.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
That they want the advice they want to give their parents is they would like them to shut up. And so I'm like, I'm going to listen to that.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
No.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
No.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
I don't know why.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
Actually, and Sid, this is something that this is going to happen to you. At one point, we would give Izzy this advice afterwards, like, hey, maybe positionally you think about being a little higher or a little deeper. Nothing like, you should play better. It would just be like, hey, tactically, maybe play on the half turn a little more or stuff like that.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
And at one point, like her freshman year in high school, she was like, no more advice. And we were like, Oh yeah, you say it really sweet.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
He's good, though. I've seen the video.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
Didn't he do the Ronaldo I think I saw on one video?
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
Just going old school.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
Yeah.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
Yeah. I remember that. That was a tough one. Yeah. I think I called that game. Did you? Yeah. I remember that. In Vancouver. It was bad. Yeah, right? And it was packed. Packed house. And you scored, right? Yeah. course there were songs yeah and i remember i remember that was a lively game yeah oh man it was and we are so happy you did switch over
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
Uh, you know, what's so interesting is we thought that it would spark the next revolution of women's sports, but I think really the revolution is what we're seeing now. So it was kind of like, you know, Brandy takes her top off, gets naked, and there's all this attention. And then you're like, wait, get on the bus. Come on, everyone.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
You know, the movie, remember when Will Ferrell was like, we're streaking. Yeah.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
No one's behind you and you're like, wait, where is everyone? Come on. So, yeah, I think it took a lot longer than we thought. I mean, obviously it had its impact and its effect, but I think we naively thought, oh my gosh. This is going to be the cultural revolution we've needed for women's sports.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
And people will see, you know, what they're missing and they'll see the value of women and they'll see the value of investing in it. And as we know, it took another 20, 25 years for that to happen, which is fantastic. It took too damn long, but I mean, and we're still just scratching the surface, but yeah.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Julie Foudy on Motherhood, Affecting Change, and The Three Clap
yeah i i think it's hard in the moment to to see it you know the impact i still think it's when you're in it it's hard to see the impact because you're not seeing it from an outsider's view so but i am i'm incredibly proud of you know us us pushing us soccer and fifa in particular to say hey we're going to do this in a in a bigger space in a bigger venue and do it actually nationally not just on the east coast as they wanted in small venues
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
Talent based on talent alone. Yes. Okay. Um, I'm going to go with, you know, I'm going to go with, I think so. I'm going to go with Chaney. That's my girl. Like I'm always going to choose her always. And it's like just more than, you know, a soccer player. It's like everything about that. I mean, she was the first person I stayed with going to college. Yeah.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
She's got a lot of stories about me, but you need to hear them. The world needs to know. Yeah. But I just looked up to her so much. I still do. And like we both have two kids now and I still just like look up to her as such an amazing human being. But I would have Cheney. Marta, of course. Of course. I said like Formiga because it's just insane. Should we sign her? Should we sign her?
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
Yeah, she definitely does. And then I'm choosing Hope Solo.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
I mean, I got to see her play and I played against her and I played with her. And yeah, some of the saves that she made were like unbelievable. Yeah. So yeah, she's definitely part of my Mount Rushmore. What's your Mount Rushmore?
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
I thought you were going to say it's weird because they're our teammates.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
Um, and yeah, I was, I was really struggling and I just had a lot of things kind of on my plate all at once. And, um, it was really hard and I definitely didn't take the time that I needed, um, in the moment. That's just not who I am. Um, but then, you know, my best friend and, and my friends who are also my teammates, um,
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
Yeah, I do. I love that for us, too.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
I looked up to my mom. Hurricane Sandy. Hurricane Sandy. I mean, everything that I have and And like gold medals, whatever, anything and everything, especially when it comes to soccer, is because of her. You know, she sent me on my way and I had said, I want to play on the best team in the world. And like, I want to win a World Cup and I want to want to win an Olympics. And I was 14 years old.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
And that's what we set off to do. And it was really hard. I really wanted to quit so many times just because it's hard being on your own at that age. Like, I feel like I've been I have been on my own for basically most of my life. But she was like, I promise, I promise you have to trust me. One day it will all be worth it. And then I got into college and I was like, yeah, she's arrived.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
Yes. I mean, it's always just been me and her. Yeah. And so we have a very I mean, you know, my relationship with my mother is very, very different. Um, and she is still the person who screams behind the goal for me to score. It's just in different ways. Yeah. Um, yeah. So I look up to her. I still do. You know, she's, she's amazing. And she's why I'm here, why I'm here today. What about you?
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
came to me and you basically said you need help and we're worried about you. And my family was as well. And I think that that was really important for me to be able to like not only see what I was putting myself through, but to see what I was putting everyone else through. I think that was really hard.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
Like we've just come so far from being like this tough beast of, you know, a player. And I'm just like so happy and proud that that I get to witness that now being away from from that. But yes, I have this crazy story. I was at Target shopping, as one does. Oh, you were? Yeah, as one does. Weird. You never do that. I love a Target.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
And this woman came up to me and she was like, are you Sidney LaRue? And I'm like, yeah, I am. And she was like, my daughter loves you. She's like your biggest fan. And she was like, she's going actually to like the Youth World Cup. And I'm like, wow, that's so amazing. And she's like, can you do a video for her? And I was like, yeah, of course. And I'm like, well, what's her name?
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
And she's like, her name's Savvy. And so I was like, hi, Savvy. This is Sydney LaRue. I'm so excited for you. I mean, who knows? It was a long time ago, but that was kind of the gist of it. Like, I'm so proud of you. Like, go crush, you know, like I'm going to be cheering for you. I think. Yeah. Yeah. That was like basically it. And now Savvy sits right next to me, the next locker over.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
And it's just so crazy that, you know, we do feel like, you know, we're we're towards the end of our career. But to be able to play with people who have looked up to you for so long, like as a as a little girl is something that we never had. I know. And so it's like emotional, you know? It is.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
And of course, like, I appreciate you so much for guiding me through this and still continuing to do that. And I'm just so thankful. You know, I think that there's always going to be room to improve with some of the things that I'm going through. But I have taken major steps into getting better and getting healthier.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
at us at our teammates and they can find somebody who like they see themselves in and like same for you like look at you know when you did the camps and all of these so many asian girls i can't believe it you know and it's like i can't believe it just like have to take a step back and be like wow yeah like this is so much bigger than anything we ever could have imagined
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
I think they know that they have to. Because I think that even they know with what they get now that they deserve so much more. And so, yeah, I think, you know, the kids are all right. I think I mean, I'm very excited for this new young generation to come through because that's that's what it is now. Yeah, it's the youngins taking over and I'm just so excited for them.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
You'd be a great coach. Great coach.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
Yeah, I agree. Future's in good hands, though. I think so, too.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
This is the hot take that people may not agree with me. And I think you feel similar. Of course, we want women in these jobs. But we didn't really have the same opportunity as men for so long. And at this point, we want there to be something for them to be able to be like the best coach. But to be honest, like I think we just want the best coach.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
Welcome to the first ever episode of BFFR. I can't believe this. No, me neither. How did we get here? I don't know. I don't know, but I'm so happy. I don't know. We're here. We're here.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
We want the best person for the job, like male or female. And that's everywhere. And we hope that one day we can see females in every single aspect. But yeah, it's like you want the best person for the job.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
And I'm just excited to be back on the field and honestly, back with my bestie over here.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
But we just started seeing it. Yeah. You know, at our age. And I also think like, you know, I've been in a lot of situations where like, yes, you want women, but sometimes it's not like the healthiest environment or something's going on.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
Like there can still be issues that we've dealt with throughout the league and throughout, you know, for however long we've been playing that those issues still exist with women as well. Yeah. And I feel like that's really important to understand. So I said I wouldn't be a coach. Would you be a coach? You know, you told me that you want to be a coach.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
I know, but I think I was I wasn't in the right frame of mind.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
It's time for happy hour at Bar BFFR. Finally. When we serve up our L's and dubs of the week and answer some of your burning questions. Little chug.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
Don't ever speak like that again. It gives me PTSD. Oh, the British accent doesn't do it for you anymore. Oh, it used to. It used to. Many, many moons ago. Okay, what are you loving? I'm loving the fact that I am back with Angel City.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
A win of the week? Well, it's like... Getting back on the field, like I said, and just being in a healthier place than I was when I left.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
Yes. And how long? Pain free.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
Yeah. Do you have an L? An L of the week. Yeah. I, you know, I love to cook. You know, I love to cook. Yes. And I got this like really nice steak, which I thought.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
Yeah. It was rotten. What do you mean rotten? Nasty.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
Okay. No, I didn't. Well, what's your owl of the week?
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
Well, I feel like an asshole with my rotten steak. Next time, I think you should probably go first because. Whoa, boy.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
You'll just go first next time.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
Just too real. Too real.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
Is there a trend that we need to talk about this week? I heard about this trend and it's called soft girl rage. OK.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
It's basically a combination between being kind and feminine and also done with like all the bullshit. so amazing. Unreal.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
Yeah. Yeah. I think, you know, I'm trying to get into my soft girl era, but I'm just, I'm just rage.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
We nailed it. So we, we make soft girl rage together.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
I think that we have gone through so many things together. It's actually crazy. Yeah. Um, but I'm really happy to be doing it with you and be doing this show with you. Like crazy, to be honest. I know. Well, wow. That was, um, yeah, it was a little much, um, a little awkward, but that's, you know, we said we're going to start out with a bang. So here we are. Yeah.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
Wow. Okay, first of all, I go alone everywhere. It is my favorite thing to do. Movies, dinner, lunch, breakfast, anything. I will go alone. And then your people will find you there.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
Yeah. The crazies, the normal ones, the quiet ones. Whoever you are as a person, you'll find them there. Yeah. So in the big D. Be yourself.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
It's over.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
Chicken, wake up. It's over.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
There's obviously going to be bonus content, probably not the sitting podcast that you're seeing, but... It may be a walking podcast. Living podcast. A living podcast. Living and breathing. Yeah.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
We don't fake it. We face it.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
She agrees.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
Um, should we talk about how we got here? Should we? I think we should. Okay. You started off. You started off.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
Lots of worms.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
It was. It was then we realized, hey, we're kind of funny. Well...
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
Oh, yeah, yeah. I remember this.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
Everyone can see themselves in that for sure.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
No, no, no. Don't look at us. Once the retainers go in, you know, it's time to go to sleep. Exactly.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
I didn't know that it was just going on to me. And I also didn't know that it was below freezing.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
That was just unlucky. Okay. So she kind of agreed to disagree. Yes.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
And I was like, oh, she was like, thank you. But now you've proven to everybody else that you're also funny. Thanks, Sid. We're funny together. That's why we're here.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
Yeah. But crazy story. In like March of 2023, I got a tweet sent to me that was basically like, you should start a podcast called BFFR. And I was like, that's a really good idea. But you know me. You know me. It goes to the back. It goes to the back. It's forgotten about. And then Allie really brought it to life. And that's how we kind of came to be. We started with Allie's iPhone 11, the storage.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
It ran out. It ran out. And we got ourselves a podcast because the storage was tough.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
She didn't get it. No, she was judging us. The comments. Nobody got it. What is this? It is what it is.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
Too tired. Not saying that we won't be walking around.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
Honestly, we don't really care how you're listening or where you're listening from as long as you're listening to us.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
Yeah. I absolutely agree with that. But yeah, that's what BFFR is. It's being for real all the time, which is kind of what we've always been doing.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
I know. And it's the good. It's the bad. It's the ugly. Like my really intense intro. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Sorry about that. But yeah. Had to get it out. Had to get it out.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
Yeah. Hopefully not bad takes, but I know me and that might be a possibility. So just forgive me now.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
But that's real.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
And since before some of our teammates were born.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
Most of our teammates.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
And we're really proud of that.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
It's tough.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
Like, first of all, it's worth even more if you score and it's a win. Bicycle kick spandex. Your goal as a defender, September 22nd, people would pay big money for that out.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
Your question or comment might end up on the show. It's got to be good, though. All right, Sid, kick us off with an affirmation. All right, besties and testies. We don't discriminate. We don't fake it. We face it. Puss, puss. You know, let's start out with a bang. Yeah, let's do it. Yeah. Tell us, Sid. Yeah.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
I do want to say, though, people are buying farts in a jar and people's dirty bathwater. And I don't think that the game worn spandex are that big of a deal. So how did you get into sports? I mean, there's only one answer for that. I think you know it. It's Hurricane Sandy, which is my mother. Yeah. I come from a baseball family, actually.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
No one had any idea what soccer even was until I came out and I was a little nuts. And my mom put me in absolutely everything because I was crazy. She was also crazy. Like, I think we've talked about this before. Like, When I would do cross country, I never lost one race. OK, my mom would be at the like roundabout, the curve running with me screaming. She's catching you. She's catching you.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
She was like a mile. They weren't catching you. No. And she was trying to race me to the finish line. It worked. It did.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
It did. And then, you know, baseball. She she played as well. She played softball. She's very good national team. And it's actually a really cool story. We haven't actually talked about this part, but my mom did the same thing with me when she was playing as I've done with my children. which is really cool.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
It's like very much full circle moment, you know, breastfeeding me in between innings and me. I mean, you've been a part of that breastfeeding at halftime. And it's just like an amazing thing that I get to share with her, which is really cool. But yeah, she put me in soccer. Didn't know anything about it. And of course, she was my coach at some point down the line.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
But the first first year I played soccer, she used to stand behind the opposition's goal where I would be going to score and she would be screaming bloody murder. Kick it here. Kick it here. She was your target.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
She gives zero shits. And I'm like, I love you for it. I love her because she is so just herself. Yeah. Doesn't give two shits what I do, what you do, what auntie's nothing. She's just her her own little person. And I love that about her because I think, you know, when you talk about having a little girl, even though she's so stubborn and sometimes I can't stand it.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
I know that like whatever she does in the world, it's because she wants to do it. It's because she's passionate about it and she'll never do anything that she doesn't want to do.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
Yeah, that's the best.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
That tracks.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
And honestly, it still kind of is.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
But do you remember the 99 world cup? OK, so crazy. I was in Canada at this time and like we didn't even like have the channel that would have played that game. So I remember it because I know about it now. Like I know about it because, you know, I moved here and you just you just know about the 99ers.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
If anyone watching this show doesn't know that I took mental leave from soccer, that's what I did. I think this is, you know, why we kind of started the show is just to be like very honest and real and open about everything. Relationships, life, friendships, teammates, teams, all the things that
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Facing It, Childhood Idols, and Soccer Mount Rushmore
Don't age me. I was nine.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Coach Jackie is For Real About Women’s Sports
Gosh, you must have great lung capacity now.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Coach Jackie is For Real About Women’s Sports
Yeah, I'm really glad you were with me for this question. So thank you.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Coach Jackie is For Real About Women’s Sports
Yeah, I was kind of going to ask you about that.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
There's no clean versions going on in my car because I feel like they yeah, they know that those are not words to ever be said out of their mouth. Yeah. But it's hard to like imagine like not like how would I take all of that away? Yes. Censoring.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
They definitely do. They definitely do. Like you said a bad word. And I said, and I'll say it again because I'm not happy.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
to be a mom I wasn't I absolutely wasn't I'm still not ready I'm still not ready I'm learning as we go I'm learning as the days go on yeah And I think that, like, you learn with your children, like, what do they need? What what are they missing right now? And, you know, you're just doing the best you can at all times.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
with you and with rue your schedule yeah kind of got blown out yeah out the window yeah um i was also planning yeah and rue the baby was supposed to be born in march and then i would have been able to like go for the rest of the season and then i lost the baby pretty late into the first trimester and obviously like all of my planning went out the window because i was just like
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
Yeah, it was probably the hardest thing that you can go through. But I got pregnant with Rue really like fast, but it was not the same like pregnancy as the one that I had with Cassius. I was like so naive and everything was easy. And with Rue, I was just like scared like every second. So it changes some things, but the planning can't really can't really I don't think you can plan.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
You can try as best as you can. But it's first of all, it's not always that easy to get pregnant. Yeah. Learning that you spend your life being like, no. And then when you try, you're like, oh, this is kind of difficult. Hence, why we. Freeze. Yes. Freeze.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
Yes. I don't feel like I was when I was first like doing things like the comments were awful. Really? Yeah. Yeah. Because awful because I was playing and I was pregnant.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
I was like visibly pregnant, obviously. And I'm like, I think they thought that I was playing in games and like fucking going into tackles and like. I was just running and doing the things that I could do. And now I feel like people aren't so up their ass and they are able to like do their pregnancy how they want to. As long as you're being safe within like your own boundaries.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
Nope. But yeah, I... I wanted to come back because that was my... That was my... Like, what I was going to do with the baby that I lost. And so... In my head, I'm like, yeah, I'm coming back this season. And I was like 40 pounds with baby weight still. Everyone says when you breastfeed, you lose all the weight. It's not for everyone.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
I just want to let you know that because I held on to every single pound plus more when I was breastfeeding. So.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
taken out you also some of the girls tried your breast milk yeah they did unfortunately that was before i arrived yeah you would have tried it of course yeah it's it's sweet it's like watery sugar milk doesn't sound too bad yeah but it was warm so some people were like but it was just it was just the temperature yeah if it was cold it would have been fine um yeah yeah it was normal
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
Well, I was like, two were in diapers. I was traveling with both of them on the road. And I was like, what the fuck am I doing? Like, this is crazy. But you don't know that you're in like chaos and craziness when you're in it.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
You know, you just do it. And I think like everyone asks, a lot of people ask me like, you know, how do you balance? There is no balance. You just like... do what you do and, you know, hope it's not traumatic for anyone.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
Yeah, I'd be like 100% sleep score. Yes. Yeah, truly. I still don't sleep well now because they sleep in bed with me. But I did get a pregnancy pillow. So now I've like blocked myself off. So like no one can come in my space. But every night it's a fight between who gets to sleep next to me. Tears. There's tears. There's frustrations. And I'm like, I don't want to sleep next to anyone.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
Competition in the LaRue household, yes. We bring it. We bring it every day.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
Yeah, a little bit. They play really nice sometimes. And I'm like, oh. And then two minutes later, it's like someone's crying. Someone did something. And I'm like, you guys have to deal with it on your own. You can't come to me every single time. There's a little tiff. A little spat. Yeah.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
We want you to BFFR about motherhood here, okay? The parents who say, oh, I don't have a favorite. You know it depends on the day.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
I'm not, like, closing the door. Okay. But I feel like the kids are like, I got a boy and a girl. And, you know, I'm out of the, like, baby stage. And it's, like, really fun now. Like, I don't have to lug two car seats around when we travel. Like, it's just easy. The sleep is not crazy. It is, but it's not as crazy as when they were babies.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
But I would like to see like I would like to be a new mom and not have soccer. Yeah, I would like to see how that feels.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
Like every mother. By myself in a hotel room, nothing to do, just watching shows. I'm around them 24-7. I know. They sleep with me. They sleep with me. I don't want someone making me feel guilty because I don't. My peace is non-negotiable like the affirmation. Well, did you get that? No. Never got that. Unless we're on the road. Unless we're on the road.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
I tell I tell most of I tell everyone, you know, take your time, take your time. But I do like I love what I've done with the kids and I love that they can see me, you know, do all the things.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
I mean, we went through it together for sure. But I knew that like that was really hard on you for sure. Yeah. It's like a lot on your body.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
And then now I'm like, no, it's actually really hard to get pregnant. Yeah, it is. It is. I mean, I haven't tried in a long time. But, yeah, it is. And, like... If like if I was alone and I didn't have a partner, I would like I was thinking about just having another baby by myself because that's what I've done since day one.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
So I I always say like if a woman is or a man isn't like with someone, but they want a child so badly and they're able to do it, do it. Yeah, it's do it.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
And please share with us from the feedback if one of my boobs fell out of here.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
I'm loving that I turned 35 years old this week.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
You look great. Thanks. Thank you. I feel really happy. Like I'm at a really happy place in my life. I think like the 30s, I don't know, you just like have your shit together a little bit more.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
So I heard when you get to your 40s, you get a little rowdy.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
Yeah, the pregnancy pillow. It's new. So I've been getting more sleep. How big of a section of the bed do you get? It's a full U shape. So it takes up half the bed. And it's like quite a big, so you can't just like roll over to me.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
Oh, I thought you said you didn't want to put two Ns.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
Sydney. It's a win at a loss. You silly goose. No. No. I don't really have, you know, it's my birthday and Mother's Day, like a couple days apart. I think it's a good week. I love that for you. Yeah. Great. I actually don't, though, because I wish that things were pushed because it's like, are you going to get me a birthday present or are you going to get me a Mother's Day present?
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
It's never both. It's never both. It's like being born on Christmas. Come on. Yeah. You're not getting both.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
Well, it's not like they do anything. They'll make me, they'll for sure make me a card at school.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
But Cassius loves to make me cards like all the time. Oh, he's always loved writing you notes. And writing me notes. I actually have some of his text messages. These are not Mother's Day. This is just...
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
It's like really gets right in there, you know? You must be really like flipping and flopping.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
What about you? Do you like flip flops?
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
Fan question. My ex likes me again. Oh, I've been trying to move on. Should I engage? Oh, gosh. Not another relationship question.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
They always come back. I don't know. Depends if you want to be petty.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
So, so you can't play the petty card. You have to be completely over the person to be petty.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
Cut them off. Cut them off. Put your red receipts on so that he knows you read it and that you didn't respond to him. You're welcome.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
Our peace is non-negotiable. Specifically for the fan question. Cut them off. Mm-mm. Red, left on red. Love that. Love that for you. Let us know how it goes.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
I love you so much for making me laugh because you don't know how much I appreciate you and your love. I'm so sorry to make you work so hard almost every single day, but I hope this makes your day. I love just a just a Friday. OK. I love you because without you, my life wouldn't have been fun. But with you, my life is funner than any mom in history. So I'm sad because you work too hard.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
So I hope you will try to work less harder because one time I was working hard in soccer and I was so tired that I got a cramp for five minutes. And after the five minutes was over, I did not work harder, but I did score more than three goals. So that is why I made this big sentence. You're welcome to be in this beautiful world. God made me and you both amazing.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
Also, Cassius wrote you a sweet little note, too.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
Competition in the LaRue household, yes. Welcome to another episode of BFFR.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
Um. The love, like the love that I have for these human beings and the love that they have for me. Like there's no question that they love me so much and there's no question that they know I love them so much. And I think that that part is just the best. Do you have a favorite? Depends on the day. Okay. Okay. If the parents who say, oh, I don't have a favorite, you know, it depends on the day.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
Oh, well, they both like to play off of each other. And then they'll be like, mommy, she's just not being a good girl. Is she not today? Oh. And then Ru will come up and be like, he hit me. He hit me in the head. And I'm like, no, he didn't. And then she'll put the tears on and then she'll come to like be picked up. You know, she loves to be picked up.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
Still at six years old. But she's the size of a three year old.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
Yeah. That's just a little. That's just the beginning. That was the appetizer. Yeah. What? I wake up at like 536. I have my little time in the morning. But Cassius also likes to wake up early. So he gets to have some mommy time. It's always a fight in the morning. We're always trying to get out of the house. We never do on time.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
But I drive them to school, drop them off, and then from there I go to practice. Practice, do all the things, and then I come home, and then, no, I don't come home. I pick up the kids from school. And then I take Rue to her tutoring and Cassius and I just hang out for a little bit. But I do the weekends.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
My weekends are a little crazy because sometimes, and this has happened a lot, but Cassius will have a game early, like 7.15 arrival. Yeah. Sometimes coached by Coach Lucas. Yeah. And it's like an hour and a half away. Yep. And so that's what I did like before a game. And again, our game was at one. So I drove him and we came from his game to our game. Yeah.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
Yeah, he got a little too old for that. It's so crazy because I've heard like all of these things about like naked, like naked mom or like naked family. And I'm like. Of course, like I grew up like that and like. I'm it's just me and them. So what am I me trying to like change on my own is not happening. So there's nothing I can do about it. Yeah. I asked for my privacy. It ain't happening. No.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
So I don't know. It's just, you know, it's just normal.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
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BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
I know. My mom used to always see me naked and then I got a tattoo and hid from her. And then I was like, mom, I'm old now. Don't be gross.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
Leave me alone. Don't come in. Yeah. One day Cash is going to be like, ew, disgusting. You're gross. Well, then get out of my room. Stop sleeping in bed with me. Go away.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
Yeah, I don't need to hit them. I don't need to yell. I just... Yeah. You got to get the neck muscles popping out. I got this one good vein here and they know I'm good for real.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
But I can always tell like kids who are like very much gentle parented. Oh, like at school? No, just like if we're out to dinner or something like that. I remember I had the kids, we were walking in the mall somewhere and when a little girl, she was like older than Cassius and she was like, I want this now. And I was like, I looked at the kids and I was like,
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
And the mom's like, we can't today, honey. I'd be like, what? Yeah. In front of all these people, you think that's how you're going to act? No. No. Imagine you doing that as a kid or I couldn't imagine. I couldn't imagine doing that as a child. Oh, no. Or having like a full blown tantrum just because I didn't. My mom didn't purchase something for me. Oof.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
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BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
Yeah. But I would say I'm a gentle parent in the sense that, like, I don't spank yell. But I'm not a gentle parent in what I say is what I is what goes. And when I say no, I mean, no. Yeah. Yeah. And they know that. And they know that. Yeah.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
Yeah. I felt like I I'm not only a human mom, but I treat the dogs like human beings.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
Yeah. Yeah. Whatever. Have a little fun with it. It's nothing in comparison to having a child. I can tell you that. But yeah, I love it because I was I was a pet mom before the kids. Yeah, you were. You know, I had boss and I was just he was the love of my life. And then the kids came and. Yeah, a dog is a lot easier, I'll tell you that. What about cussing?
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
Um, the kids have grown up with me and the team around all the time.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Being For Real About Motherhood
No, they don't. Because I let them know, like, it's around us, like bad words and things that people shouldn't be saying at your age. Right. Is around us. And the rule is. You can hear that word, but you cannot say it. So it's on like music and stuff like that. I don't really like...
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
It's Ally's wedding day. I am probably seven shots deep at this point. And she comes out running out screaming, tape, tape. I was the hero, you know, thank you. She won. Thank you, that was my moment though.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
And I think that you you really find that in women's sports.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Or your boyfriend or your mom or your agent. It's tough. It's tough. But everyone. Yeah, I think that all of my close friends like that I've made throughout my career, like very much know me. Like when we see each other, we just left off on the exact same foot that we were on. We don't take it personally. Seven years ago. I hope not. You know, I'm trying to get better. I'm trying to get better.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Yeah. Of course. Yeah. I think that, like... we've just gone through so much together that like they're different than just like a regular friendship because you're fighting so hard with and for people. Yeah. Um, but yeah, it's, it's family. I mean, yeah, you're family to me.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
I also think it's so weird seeing them like be together because I'm like, man, I never had this. Is this normal? Yeah. Is this normal that they try to kill each other? I think it is.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Our friendship. For sure, ourselves.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Let's give you this chance. Okay. Let me set the scene here. All right. It's Allie's wedding day. I am probably seven shots deep at this point. We have a video on that too. Yeah. And, you know, I was just trying to make it like as seamless as possible. Things were pissing me off before they were making you mad. Well, I had had a pretty hard week. Again.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
So... There's four bridesmaids. There's three bouquets. We go, where's the other bouquet? Oh, no, there's just only three of you. I go, no, there's four. This is the wedding planner. And so I'm like, okay, this is insane. So they come, you and Allison, right? They're gaslighting me.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Trying to like... So within the bouquet... Beautiful flowers. But the pollen was black. Yes. A beautiful white... Don't know what type of flower. No idea. Black center. Yes. And it was windy that day. And the wind took the pollen and went directly on Allie's beautiful, gorgeous white dress.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Smack dab in the middle. And she starts being like... You were upset. I was like... Yeah, you were upset.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
So I was like, okay, well... And I was like, no. And then they gaslit us to tell us that it wasn't pollen. And we're like... I had just been standing there holding my bouquet for an hour. Do you not see the black stuff in it? It's pollen. So, you know, we were having a real sad time and then... Usually doesn't happen to me. No, no, it doesn't. You know, I'm not the, I'm not the smartest gal.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
It was that extra shot. Got the juices. Yes. And so I'm like, I I'm in the bathroom and then I'm sprinting.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
She runs out the front door.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
And I just stuck the tape on.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
I was. I was the hero. You know, thank you. She won. That was my moment. It really was. Because after that, I had to sprint down the aisle because I was scared of making a fool of myself because I knew I was going to cry. So I was like, maybe one more and I'll be sprinted down the aisle. Yeah. So I really did. But we had sisters. We had an amazing, amazing. It was an amazing wedding. So beautiful.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
I yeah, we always talk about how like we need you to get married all over again. We needed every weekend.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Yes. We always do. Especially through some of my relationships. Yeah.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Longest divorce process. Yeah. In history. In history. Yeah. We need our friends. We need our girls. Yeah. And I feel like everyone always gets like a little annoyed because you're like, oh, did you tell Sydney? Yes. Did you tell Allie? Yes. And I'm like, yes. Obviously I did.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
We're together now, so I'll tell you. Exactly.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Every single detail. Yes. We will.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
But here is a story of how we became friends.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
But I mean, with the sport that we play, we have many friendships that turn into relationships. Also beautiful. Beautiful.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
towns they save the world yeah and I do feel like rom-coms like there is a female friendship where you're like yeah can relate more than how for sure the movies because I do think we're disgusting yeah I really think that like I don't think men grasp how gross it can be you know like we are bad yeah especially like in like an environment like we have like
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Ooh, I always remember that you were really fast. When I had to chase you down. Well, you did a really good job because I think we lost every time.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
I'm sure that men aren't talking like that in their locker room. No. We're nasty.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Yeah. But we love it here. Exactly.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Exactly. You don't like farts. Sorry. Yeah. You don't belong here.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
What are you going to do? Your stomach hurts. Yeah. Go into another room. No. What about you and yoga? Well, it's the sweaty balls that I can't handle and hot yoga. Anyways, it's time for another break. But we'll be back with more BFFR. So stick around. Stick around.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Sid, what's something you're loving? Something I'm loving right now is that Allie and I did color matching a little while ago. And I have completely dove right in. You sure did. Yeah. The terracotta is terracotta-ing. The red, the maroon. Yeah, the berry blush. The berries. I mean, I got a little too much on, but I overdid it, you guys. I overdid it, but it's fine. Heavy on the berry blush.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Well, I just think that I didn't have the colors for you. Yeah. Or the dresses. It was tough. Yeah. You know, and Herve is, it's ancient now.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Oh, yes. I just tried to save my money. I just think like the bandage, what are the bandage dresses? Man, I crushed. You did. I've seen a lot of photos of you in really sexy bandage dresses. Yeah. Mostly before the kids, but. Now. Hey, bring it back, Sid. The back hole. The back holes. It's out again. Do you want to explain what a back hole is?
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
It's disgusting. Sautéing dates. Like, what are we doing? What are we doing these days? Trust. Okay. Well, what's your loss of the week then?
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
They were probably like, these people are too much in our business. It was probably Lucas. He would go out there like... Right. They're like, take our eggs and leave.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
They can't? They don't like up the... Once they're out, they're out. Just pop it back in.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
What's your L of the week? My L of the week is that me as the woman of my home. Oh, domesticated. Yes. Put the garbage out.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
And didn't realize who knows what was in there. But, you know, maybe the rotten steak that I had from last week. But an entire family of raccoons. Decided to come in and tear it apart. Maybe it's raccoons that got... They wouldn't be getting up onto your top floor. You're right. It's not Spider-Man. Okay. So what? The stuff was... The trash was everywhere? Everywhere. And I'm like, can't.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Okay. Let's go to the... Let's go to the dubs. I have not... had or purchased Uber Eats at all this week.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Yeah. She's a woman. She's a cook. She doesn't need Uber Eats. Also, it pisses me off because the money on the back end of it, it's like you bought seven meals in one. The tax. I'm like, no, I have Uber One. Like I'm supposed to get a break here. Uh, no, I decided like you cooked all week. Yeah. You also know what I did too. I changed all of the food to organic, no sugar food.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
I am really mean on the field. Yeah. Like it just comes to me and it's just like someone who I don't know that is. Yeah, I know it's me.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
And then I pissed myself off because I was hungry for something sugary.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Yeah, yeah. And so I had to go, oh, chicken. Yeah, no sugar for you. But yeah, I did try. That's really, really impressive. Wow. Yeah. I cooked with vegan marshmallows, brown sprouted rice crisps, And I made homemade Rice Krispies healthy style.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Well, back to eggs. I already know the story, you guys. I've been a part of this. Just know that.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
She's like, I look bloated. And you know, like friends are supposed to be like, no, no, no.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Yes. And also like we both have frozen our eggs, which is pretty cool. I did that a couple of years ago. And it's just a it's a process that people don't, you know, really understand. But I think like there needs to be more understanding around that, especially when you give your body to a sport for so long. You know, I think it should be kind of included in the package deal.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
And we will fight for that.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
It is. Sustainable girlies. What do you think? It is. I mean, I'm a sustainable girly.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Yeah, I'm re-wearing things just like everyone else. Okay. Just like I've always done.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
So did I. Yeah, I think, you know, I think about it now and I'm like, every single time something happens, I'm like, oh, got to go shopping. I really don't. You don't. I really don't. So I'm learning. But, you know, every single time something good happens, I'm like, you deserve shopping. So, yeah, it's just got a little bit of balance in my life.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Yes. And they look so much better on you.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
There you go. Yeah. So together we are creating a sustainable life. Yes. Yeah. Yin yang. Yeah. Do you have a fan fan question for us? Yes, I do. B in Casey says, help BFFR hotline. That's us. I go away every summer with a small group of friends from college and our significant others. One of my friends has a new partner and none of us who have met him like him at all. Oh.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
He's so grumpy and cold and doesn't treat our friend like the queen she is. I'm worried he's going to bring down our vacay. How can I tell my friend her new beau is a loser? You tell him. You were going to tell him that he's a loser. Yeah. I think you got to be fucking for real when stuff like this happens. Okay. Okay. And you tell him to his face, hey, you're a loser. Okay.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Honestly, it's the best policy, I think.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Well, eventually they'll be very thirsty and they'll drink.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Tell us which option you chose also and see what one works out the best for you.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
There's obviously bonus content per usual. Obviously. We have a lot of things that we do in our lives. Yes, too many things.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Oh, remind us, Sid. We're no longer available for anything that costs us our peace. To the girl who's going away with a friend and doesn't like the other friend's boyfriend, it's costing you your peace. Cut it off. Mm-hmm.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Cash is about to be nine. No. Makes me sick. Makes me sick. Yeah. Long time ago. How? How? I don't know.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Well, I was already on Orlando. Yeah. And then you came. Mm-hmm. And were we automatic friends? Let me set the scene. Okay.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Yeah. We're going to be close. Yeah. Not surprised about that at all.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Well, thank you. That's really sweet. Yeah. I don't recall, but I know. I didn't think you would. I know that that is something that I would do. Yeah. Why do you think we became such fast friends? I don't know. I think that we're very different in a lot of ways, but somehow like our differences just like come and connect. I think we get each other. Yeah.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Two little nerds by themselves. Did you have like invisible friends? I had one or two. Same. Yeah. You had to. So luckily I have you now. Yeah. Or I might still have one.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Let's talk about what it's like having friends in completely different ages and generations and stages. Because unfortunately, we're geriatric now. We really are. Yeah, that's tough. Our teammates could be our children. The kids are closer in age to some of our teammates than I am with them. That's tough. How does that make you feel? You know, I think that I don't view myself as old. Exactly.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
But I wonder if they think of us as old. Because I always remember, I always remember when I was like growing up and playing, I'm like, oh, she's like 30. I know. And I'm like, I know. Tough.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
I like to use the phrase family. You didn't have to be specific about motherly. Wow. But what's Karen going to have to say about that?
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Yeah. You know, we try. We try to get in with the lingo a little bit, but it just sounds wrong. I don't try that hard. I have to be honest.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
I've tried... What are some of the words that they use? Yeah, what do you say? I don't know. What are some of the words that they always use? What's that... what does Casey always rotting or something? Oh, brain rot. Brain rot. And it's always like, it's giving and, um, yeah, it's, it's giving a lot. Yeah. It's always giving. It's always giving. It's always giving. It's giving rain. Yeah. Yeah.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Cause it's raining. Cause it's raining.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
And it's just for like the TikTok dances. Yes. Which I've never been a part of. They keep us young. And I'm like, I don't know if you keep us young or I'm just extremely immature. But they make me laugh. I know. You know? And it's just like... I'm like, first of all, don't even say that you're hurt. You're fine. Don't even have to stretch at that point.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
At that age, you can just go out there and play.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Yeah, me and Alyssa are long ball partners. But I'm assuming you warm up before. Well, I have to, don't I? Yeah. The back's gone. The legs are gone. The hips are done. Yeah. Yeah. The ankle's new. You do have a young ankle. I have a very young ankle. It's about three years old.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Sid, let's kick things off with an affirmation. We're no longer available for anything that costs us our peace. Oh, boos boos.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Youngest player in the NWSL right here. New record. New record.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
And what do they want? We're the minority now.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
Well, I remember when we were coming up, you had to like sit your ass on the bench for like two years until you got five minutes.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
And these players are living these lives that we will never, ever know. No, like we said, the kids are all right. I mean, look at our facility. We didn't have that for a very long time. You cried. We didn't have I did. There was even like I cried at like the little kids room that we have, you know, because I just remember what it was like in the beginning.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
And, you know, the moms before me, it was it was awful. You know, like we didn't have much at all. I know like one of the players that I've talked to about like, you know, trying to push for better motherhood standards. Her and her son were put like with a host family. And they got kicked out because he's crying. He's a fucking baby. But it's like... It's not that long ago. No, it's not.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
But, you know, she's doing really well for herself now. So... Yeah. But it was tough.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
And every single relationship is different. Yeah. Like with everyone that it's, it takes time.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Syd and Ali Are Best Friends For Real
It's, it's so funny because after a game, like you'll see someone and you'll just know of them, you know, and you're like, Oh, good game. Little hug. That's like, Not real. Yeah. You know what I mean? You just like everyone has this level of respect for everybody. Yeah. After the game, I would say. Yes. Yes. But it's it is like a beautiful thing.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Introducing BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
You mean the reason we have a shared calendar that I never look at? Correct. We're best friends, teammates and professional soccer players who've done some pretty cool. Between the two of us, we've won a World Cup and Olympic gold. But honestly, we're just two women trying to survive life, motherhood and L.A. traffic. And now they gave us a microphone.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Introducing BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Thanks for calling the BFFR hotline. Where the takes are hot. And the chaos is even hotter. I'm Sydney LaRue, forward for Angel City FC, mom of two and a professional oversharer. And I'm Allie Riley, defender for Angel City FC, proud American New Zealander, accidental group chat admin, and literally the only reason this podcast is on schedule.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Introducing BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
This podcast is where we keep it real, like for real, for real. We're talking the highs, the lows, and everything in between, on and off the field. You'll get the training, the travel, the behind-the-scenes tea, the group chats I respond to in my head. The locker room chaos, the glitz and glam of being a women's professional athlete, the parenting and relationship doves and Ls.
BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
Introducing BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
We'll bring in guests, have the hard conversations, and probably roast each other along the way. So basically, it's just us being for real. You missed enough. BFFR launches April 28th. New episodes every Monday. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, subscribe on YouTube. Honestly, wherever you get your podcasts. And follow us on socials at BFFR Show.
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Introducing BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali Riley
If you want us to answer your questions on the show, dial 1-833-TXT-BFFR. That's 1-833-898-2337. Okay, love you. Bye. Please text me, Paxip.