It began simply as friendly banter on the other side of the world.
Two sets of teammates, having a discussion as to who was the better side. Surely in sporting history this is not an anomaly, as thousands of rivals have chirped and guffawed their superiority.
But this was different. This was a group of women representing the USA Freedom national team at the 2014 International Cup in Melbourne. Moreso, they represented two long established footy clubs separated by 3,000 miles of real estate.
