- Brandi Chastain, who scored the winning penalty kick for the US at the 1999 Women's World Cup, was inducted into the San Francisco Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame on Monday.
- Unfortunately, her commemorative plaque looks little like her and has been mocked relentlessly on social media.
- There is a chance the plaque will be redone.
As a decorated member of the US Women's National Team in soccer, one who scored the winning penalty kick in the 1999 Women's World Cup, one of the most iconic goals in the sport's history, Brandi Chastain is certainly deserving of a commemorative plaque.
Unfortunately, when her plaque was unveiled Monday during her induction into the San Francisco Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame, the result was horrifying.
This may even be worse than the Cristiano Ronaldo statue.
Naturally, Twitter was ruthless after this was unveiled.
—Jay Busbee (@jaybusbee) May 22, 2018
—Jason Davis, The ⚽📻 Maker (@davisjsn) May 22, 2018
—FBI spy Sean Kent (@seankent) May 22, 2018
—10¢B (@TenCentBeers) May 22, 2018
For her part, Chastain, ever the pro, handled it gracefully, telling reporters in a video provided by The Mercury News, "It's not the most flattering, but it's nice," with a smile.
Fortunately, this story may still have a happy ending, according to Ann Killion, a sports columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle:
—Ann Killion (@annkillion) May 22, 2018