AUCKLAND, New Zealand — I’m here for the diving. All of the dives in the 2023 women’s World Cup. During my indoctrination into the beautiful game while Down Under, I’ve been keeping track of two things. One being how many Australians and Kiwis have freely chosen to walk around with terrible haircuts. The preferred style around here is the tresses version of a ute. Or just picture A.C. Slater’s hair if he had asked his barber for a closer fade on the sides.
And the second thing I keep spotting: The fact that women — yes, women — dive in soccer, too.