The Women's World Cup Champs Didn't Get A Sports Illustrated Cover -- They Got 25 Of 'Em

The members of the U.S. Women's National Team have been making history like it's their job. A single Sports Illustrated cover just wouldn't do justice to the first team to win three Women's World Cup championships. SoSI made the unprecedented decisionto give the squad 25 different covers: one for each team member, one for the coach and a special subscriber version featuring a group shot.A historic cover for a historic team. SI's 25 covers honoring @ussoccer_wnt's World Cup champs http://t.co/VbLjDneU1h pic.twitter.com/gaN6Fy2TX2 Sports Illustrated (@SInow) July 13, 2015"We could go two ways: a team shot, which seemed a little conventional here, or something different and fresh: honoring not just one or two players, but all 23 of them with their own cover,"said Chris Stone, the magazine's managing editor. The SI crew managed to steal enough time with each of the players last week, when the team was in New York City for avictory paradeheld in its honor. "It all added up to a little piece of history, the first shoot of its kind in SI history," Stone noted. You can see what the covers for theundisputed best player in the world,Carli Lloyd, as well as Alex Morgan and a very excited Julie Johnston, look like below. Check out all 25 covers over at Sports Illustrated. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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