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==In popular culture== [[File:Brandi Chastain speaking about equal pay as part of the California For All campaign.ogg|thumb|Chastain talking about the importance of [[equal pay]] regarding the [[U.S. women's national soccer team pay discrimination claim]] in 2019]] ===Goal celebration=== On July 10, 1999, at the [[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final]] at the [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]] in [[Pasadena, California]], after scoring the fifth kick in the [[Penalty shootout (football)|penalty shootout]] to give the United States the championship, and the win over [[China women's national football team|China]] in the final game, Chastain celebrated by spontaneously taking off her jersey and falling to her knees in a [[sports bra]], her fists clenched, flexing her arms.<ref name="Distillations">{{cite journal|last1=Roberts |first1=Jacob |title=Women's work |journal=Distillations |date=2017|volume=3|issue=1 |pages=6โ11 |url=https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/magazine/womens-work|access-date=22 March 2018}}</ref> Removing a jersey in celebration of a goal is so common in men's soccer that it has, at times, been cause for an automatic yellow card caution, according to the Laws of the Game.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/03/17/13/47/removing-the-jersey-while-celebrating-a-goal | title=News & Stories {{!}} U.S. Soccer Official Website|date=March 17, 2014}}</ref> The image of her celebration was described in ''[[The New York Times]]'' as "most iconic photograph ever taken of a female athlete",<ref name=Longman2019>{{cite news|newspaper=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/05/sports/soccer/brandi-chastain-womens-world-cup-image.html|title=The Sports Bra Seen Round the World Has New Meaning 20 Years Later|author=Jere Longman|date=July 5, 2019}}</ref> and it has been considered one of the more famous photographs of a woman celebrating an athletic victory.<ref name=Longman2003>{{cite news|newspaper=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/05/sports/soccer-the-sports-bra-seen-round-the-world.html|title=The Sports Bra Seen Round the World|author=Jere Longman|date=July 5, 2003}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130121113040/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/main/photos/1212/100-greatest-sports-photos-of-all-time-final/14 100 Greatest Sports Photos of All Time #14]</ref> Chastain described the celebration as "momentary insanity, nothing more, nothing less. I wasn't thinking about anything. I thought, 'This is the greatest moment of my life on the soccer field.{{'"}}<ref>[http://www.usoc.org/26_1206.htm United States Olympic Committee โ Chastain, Brandi] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928004715/http://www.usoc.org/26_1206.htm |date=September 28, 2007 }}</ref> In 2019, her celebration was commemorated with a bronze statue by [[Brian Hanlon]] outside the stadium where it occurred.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rose Bowl statue honors Brandi Chastain's '99 World Cup win|url=https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2019/07/11/rose-bowl-statue-honors-brandi-chastains-99-world-cup-win/|publisher=NBC Sports|access-date=July 11, 2019|date=July 11, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Brandi Chastain |website=statuesforequality.com |url=https://statuesforequality.com/pages/brandi-chastain |access-date=30 March 2021 }}</ref> In the [[UEFA Women's Euro 2022 Final]] at Wembley, [[England women's national football team|England]] striker [[Chloe Kelly]] celebrated her 110th-minute goal against Germany in the same way. Like Chastain, Kelly's goal was a match and tournament winner โ in Kelly's case, securing not only the Lionesses' first ever major trophy but the first England senior team major trophy (men's or women's) since the men's team won the [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966 World Cup]] as hosts. Chastain acknowledged and congratulated Kelly, saying it put "a big smile on my face" and jokingly telling her to "enjoy the free rounds of pints and dinners for the rest of [her] life" from England fans.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-01 |title='I see you': Brandi Chastain congratulates Chloe Kelly following goal celebration |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/women/chloe-kelly-brandi-chastain-euro-2022-england-b2135429.html |last=Javed |first=Saman |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/euro-2022-brandi-chastain-congratulates-chloe-kelly-over-goal-celebration-and-huge-win-for-lionesses-12663390|title=Euro 2022: 'I see you': Brandi Chastain congratulates Chloe Kelly as Lionesses' star copies iconic sports bra celebration|publisher=[[Sky News]]|date=1 August 2022|access-date=1 August 2022|last=Osborne|first=Samuel}}</ref> Chastain and Kelly later also swapped shirts after the United States' friendly against England at Wembley that October.<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1578496225686364160|user=USWNT|title=Game recognizes Game. @BrandiChastain ๐ค @Chloe_Kelly98|date=2022-10-07|author=United States Women's National Team|author-link=United States women's national soccer team}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1578499391509344256|user=Lionesses|title=Iconic goals. Iconic celebrations. @Chloe_Kelly98 x @BrandiChastain|date=7 October 2022|author=England Women's National Team|author-link=England women's national football team}}</ref> === Television and film === Chastain has been featured on numerous television shows including ''[[The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Lou Diamond Phillips, Brandi Chastain, and Peter Cincotti|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/the-late-late-show-with-craig-kilborn/lou-diamond-phillips-brandi-chastain-and-peter-cincotti-1227981/|publisher=TV.com|access-date=27 March 2017|date=July 9, 2003|archive-date=March 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328015716/http://www.tv.com/shows/the-late-late-show-with-craig-kilborn/lou-diamond-phillips-brandi-chastain-and-peter-cincotti-1227981/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Athletes on The Tonight Show with Leno|url=https://www.si.com/more-sports/photos/2010/01/11athletes-on-the-tonight-show-with-leno|magazine=Sports Illustrated|access-date=27 March 2017|date=January 11, 2010}}</ref> ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=U.S. women continue tour, appear on Letterman|url=http://onlineathens.com/stories/072199/spo_0721990036.shtml#.WNiR9BLyuRs|publisher=Athens Banner-Herald|access-date=27 March 2017|date=July 21, 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107221942/http://onlineathens.com/stories/072199/spo_0721990036.shtml#.WNiR9BLyuRs|archive-date=November 7, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> and ''[[Good Morning America]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=GMA LIVE! (06.02.14) Ginger Zee sits down with U.S. soccer pro Brandi Chastain|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/gma-live-060214-23956191|publisher=Good Morning America|access-date=27 March 2017|date=June 2, 2014}}</ref> In February 2001, Chastain appeared on an episode of ''[[List of Jeopardy! tournaments and events#Celebrity Jeopardy!|Celebrity Jeopardy!]]'' and won with one dollar.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Johnston|first1=Andy|title=Q&A on the News|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/the-news/W5O0CjynUlKBDZVWmaOX0L/|newspaper=Atlanta Journal-Constitution|access-date=27 March 2017|date=March 29, 2016}}</ref> The children's cancer research organization that she played for received $15,000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Names In The News|url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2001/02/Issue-99/Sports-Industrialists/Names-In-The-News.aspx|publisher=Sports Business Daily|access-date=27 March 2017|date=February 12, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327172343/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2001/02/Issue-99/Sports-Industrialists/Names-In-The-News.aspx|archive-date=March 27, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2007, Chastain appeared in the [[HBO]] documentary ''[[Dare to Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team]]''.<ref name="sdut_030316">{{cite news|last1=Peterson|first1=Anne M.|title=Brandi Chastain pledges her brain for concussion study|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-brandi-chastain-pledges-her-brain-for-concussion-2016mar03-story.html|newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune|access-date=27 March 2017|date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> The 44-minute film ''Brandi Chastain: A Tribute to a Champion'' was broadcast on [[Fox Soccer]] in December 2010 and focused on Chastain's testimonial game that occurred in October of the same year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brandi Chastain: A Tribute to a Champion|url=http://www.pr.com/press-release/281034|publisher=Footwork Entertainment|access-date=27 March 2017|date=December 2, 2010}}</ref> Chastain appeared as Candy in the season 6 premiere of ''[[Fresh Off the Boat]]'', an episode which also included her World Cupโwinning goal in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Scoop-Coming-Up-on-the-Season-Premiere-of-FRESH-OFF-THE-BOAT-on-ABC-Friday-September-27-2019-20190909|title=Scoop: Coming Up on the Season Premiere of FRESH OFF THE BOAT on ABC - Friday, September 27, 2019|publisher=Broadway World|date=9 September 2019|access-date=9 October 2019}}</ref> === Magazines and books === Following the 1999 World Cup, photos of Chastain's goal celebration were featured on the covers of ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', and ''[[Newsweek (magazine)|Newsweek]]''<ref name="bbc_071314">{{cite web|last1=Gee|first1=Alison|title=Why Women's World Cup champion Brandi Chastain bared her bra|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-27189681|publisher=BBC|access-date=26 March 2017|date=13 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=USWNT legend Brandi Chastain reflects on her iconic SI cover|url=https://www.si.com/planet-futbol/video/2015/05/29/brandi-chastain-reflects-1999-womens-world-cup|magazine=Sports Illustrated|access-date=26 March 2017|date=May 19, 2015}}</ref> as well as numerous newspapers around the world.<ref name="deadspin_060815">{{cite web|last1=Davis|first1=David|title=How The Most Iconic Photo In Women's Soccer Was Almost Never Taken|url=http://deadspin.com/how-the-most-iconic-photo-in-womens-soccer-was-almost-n-1708269396|publisher=Deadspin|access-date=26 March 2017|date=June 8, 2015}}</ref> In 2015, the ''Sports Illustrated'' cover was voted as the second most iconic cover in the history of the magazine.<ref>{{cite magazine|title='Miracle on Ice' voted SI's most iconic cover of all time|url=https://www.si.com/iconic-covers|magazine=Sports Illustrated|access-date=26 March 2017}}</ref> The same year, she posed nude except for soccer cleats and a strategically placed soccer ball for [[Gear (magazine)|''Gear'' magazine]].<ref name="autogenerated1" /> In November 2008, she was featured in ''[[Runner's World]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Strout|first1=Erin|title=I'm A Runner: Brandi Chastain|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HckDAAAAMBAJ&q=Brandi+Chastain&pg=PA132|access-date=27 March 2017|work=Runner's World|date=November 2008|issue=November 2008}}</ref> In 2005, Chastain's book ''It's Not About the Bra: Play Hard, Play Fair, and Put the Fun Back Into Competitive Sports'' ({{ISBN|006076600X}}) was published by [[HarperCollins]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Brandi Chastain: It's Not About the Bra|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01xp51p|publisher=BBC|access-date=26 March 2017}}</ref> === Endorsements=== Following the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Chastain signed a number of endorsement deals, including [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]].<ref name="Longman2003" /><ref name="gerhart_071499">{{cite news|last1=Gerhart|first1=Ann|title=Chastain Lifts Sports Apparel Market|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/soccer/longterm/worldcup99/articles/sportsbra14.htm|access-date=27 March 2017|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=July 14, 1999}}</ref> She was the official spokesperson for [[Pfizer]]'s (legacy [[Wyeth]]) [[multivitamin]] product [[Centrum (multivitamin)|Centrum]] Ultra.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nourishamerica.org/pdf/Announcement-Centrum_Ultra_Sweepstakes_Launch.pdf |title=Nourishamerica.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727131237/http://www.nourishamerica.org/pdf/Announcement-Centrum_Ultra_Sweepstakes_Launch.pdf |archive-date=July 27, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In July 2016, she partnered with pharmaceutical company [[AbbVie Inc.]] to promote education and awareness about [[inflammatory bowel disease]] (IBD).<ref>{{cite web|title=World-Renowned Soccer Player Brandi Chastain Partners with AbbVie to Raise Awareness about Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Share Personal Story|url=https://news.abbvie.com/news/world-renowned-soccer-player-brandi-chastain-partners-with-abbvie-to-raise-awareness-about-inflammatory-bowel-disease-and-share-personal-story.htm|publisher=Abbvie|access-date=27 March 2017|date=July 19, 2016}}</ref> In 1999, she was featured on the [[Wheaties]] box.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=World Cup Wheaties Winners|url=http://people.com/celebrity/world-cup-wheaties-winners/|magazine=People Magazine|access-date=27 March 2017|date=January 21, 1999}}</ref> She has appeared in television commercials for Nike,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gioia|first1=Joe|title=The $126 million man|url=http://www.salon.com/2000/02/12/garnett/|work=Salon|access-date=27 March 2017|date=February 12, 2000}}</ref> [[Bud Light]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=James|first1=K.D.|title=The 20 Worst Athlete Commercials of All Time|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/416480-the-20-worst-athlete-commercials-of-all-time|website=Bleacher Report|access-date=27 March 2017|date=July 6, 2010}}</ref> and [[Gatorade]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Gatorade Company Says 'Thank You' to Soccer Star Mia Hamm|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-gatorade-company-says-thank-you-to-soccer-star-mia-hamm-71854032.html|publisher=Gatorade|access-date=27 March 2017|date=September 1, 2004}}</ref>
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