10 Things You Should Know About Sydney Leroux

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Fire on the Field - Sydney Leroux is one of the highest-paid women in professional soccer, and she got there by putting all her talent on the field. The US Women's Team forward helped lead her team to the Women's World Cup in a 5-2 win against Japan Sunday (July 5), the first time a team has picked up three Final trophies.Check out nine more things you should know about soccer's most kick-a** star. (Photo: Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

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Fire on the Field - Sydney Leroux is one of the highest-paid women in professional soccer, and she got there by putting all her talent on the field. The US Women's Team forward helped lead her team to the Women's World Cup in a 5-2 win against Japan Sunday (July 5), the first time a team has picked up three Final trophies.Check out nine more things you should know about soccer's most kick-a** star. (Photo: Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

O, Canada - Leroux's road to the Women's World Cup started in British Columbia, where she was born and raised. Her childhood was defined by a penchant for relatively harmless bad behavior: cutting class, not doing her homework and sometimes stealing her mother's car.  (Photo: Elsa/Getty Images)

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O, Canada - Leroux's road to the Women's World Cup started in British Columbia, where she was born and raised. Her childhood was defined by a penchant for relatively harmless bad behavior: cutting class, not doing her homework and sometimes stealing her mother's car.  (Photo: Elsa/Getty Images)

DNA - Leroux comes from a family full of athletes. Her mother Sandi was a member of Canada's national softball team, and her father, Ray Chadwick, was an American minor league baseball player. (Photo: Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)

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DNA - Leroux comes from a family full of athletes. Her mother Sandi was a member of Canada's national softball team, and her father, Ray Chadwick, was an American minor league baseball player. (Photo: Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)

Heading South - At age 13, Leroux and her mother got serious about her chances at becoming a professional footballer and set their sights on the USA. They approached her father, an American who split when her mother was two months pregnant, about signing her birth certificate so Leroux could be awarded dual citizenship. Soon after, she moved to Seattle to focus on her dream.  (Photo: George Frey/Getty Images)

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Heading South - At age 13, Leroux and her mother got serious about her chances at becoming a professional footballer and set their sights on the USA. They approached her father, an American who split when her mother was two months pregnant, about signing her birth certificate so Leroux could be awarded dual citizenship. Soon after, she moved to Seattle to focus on her dream.  (Photo: George Frey/Getty Images)

Misfit - As focused as Leroux was on the field, she was a rebel off of it. As a pre-teen, she convinced her mom to let her get a tattoo, if she could score 13 goals in one game. After moving to the States, she cut her hair into a mohawk with the tips dyed blonde. By 15, she was recruited by a renowned high school coach in Arizona, and lived with host families after her mother had to return to Canada. (Photo: Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

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Misfit - As focused as Leroux was on the field, she was a rebel off of it. As a pre-teen, she convinced her mom to let her get a tattoo, if she could score 13 goals in one game. After moving to the States, she cut her hair into a mohawk with the tips dyed blonde. By 15, she was recruited by a renowned high school coach in Arizona, and lived with host families after her mother had to return to Canada. (Photo: Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

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Practice Makes Perfect - In Arizona, Leroux was laser-focused on soccer. She would attend three practices a day — first with the boys team, then the girls her age and finally the older girls. (Photo: Stanley Chou/Getty Images)

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Practice Makes Perfect - In Arizona, Leroux was laser-focused on soccer. She would attend three practices a day — first with the boys team, then the girls her age and finally the older girls. (Photo: Stanley Chou/Getty Images)

Like a Boss - Leroux has always done things her own way. Despite dorm rules that didn't allow students to have pets, she got herself a dog named Boss. The pup is now a star in his own right on her social media pages.  (Photo: Michael Chang/Getty Images)

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Like a Boss - Leroux has always done things her own way. Despite dorm rules that didn't allow students to have pets, she got herself a dog named Boss. The pup is now a star in his own right on her social media pages.  (Photo: Michael Chang/Getty Images)

Wedding Bells - On Valentine's Day this year, Leroux wed fellow soccer star Dom Dwyer. The couple chose the date not for its romantic implications, but because it is a composite of both their jersey numbers (she's #2, he's #14).  (Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

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Wedding Bells - On Valentine's Day this year, Leroux wed fellow soccer star Dom Dwyer. The couple chose the date not for its romantic implications, but because it is a composite of both their jersey numbers (she's #2, he's #14).  (Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

First Break - In 2008, Leroux played for the U.S. at the U-20 Women's World Cup in Santiago, Chile. She won the Golden Ball and would go on to become the all-time leading scorer for the U-20 team. Soon after, colleges came knocking: Jill Ellis, then coach of UCLA, and now coach of the U.S. national team, won the bidding war for Leroux's talents. (Photo: Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)

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First Break - In 2008, Leroux played for the U.S. at the U-20 Women's World Cup in Santiago, Chile. She won the Golden Ball and would go on to become the all-time leading scorer for the U-20 team. Soon after, colleges came knocking: Jill Ellis, then coach of UCLA, and now coach of the U.S. national team, won the bidding war for Leroux's talents. (Photo: Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)

Bring It Home, Syd - Leroux has had an amazing run so far in her career, but the best is yet to come. The spirited 25-year-old is poised to lead the U.S. team to victory in the Women's World Cup, and we'll be rooting for her — and Team USA — all the way! (Photo : Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

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Bring It Home, Syd - Leroux has had an amazing run so far in her career, but the best is yet to come. The spirited 25-year-old is poised to lead the U.S. team to victory in the Women's World Cup, and we'll be rooting for her — and Team USA — all the way! (Photo : Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)