There is a lot of buzz around women's soccer in Canada right now, with the FIFA women's world cup and the Pan Am Games just around the corner. It's also a great time to ignite the passion for the game, in young people — especially girls.

That's what Mary Harvey hopes to do. Harvey is a retired American soccer goalkeeper with an impressive record. She was on the U.S. team that won the very first women's world cup in 1991. She was also a member of the 1996 Olympic Gold Medal team.

Harvey is now a part of the U.S. government's Sports Envoy program, and was in Sudbury to promote the sport. Listen to her interview with CBC Sudbury Morning North radio show host Markus Schwabe: