Professional Career
Chastain played on the San Jose CyberRays in the Women's United Soccer Association from its formation in 2001 until its suspension in 2003. She played on the US women's national team until her last game on December 6, 2004.
She appeared on an episode of Celebrity Jeopardy! on February 9, 2001, and won with $1. Her charity received $15,000. Host Alex Trebek alluded to the incident when he said, "I hope you win again."
She appeared in the HBO documentary Dare to Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team.
Chastain's book about women's competitive sports is titled It’s Not About the Bra. (ISBN 978-0060765996)
She posed nude except for soccer cleats and a strategically placed soccer ball in the men's magazine Gear. Her appearance in the magazine created a controversy and the issue was brought up as a question at the Miss Teen USA pageant in 1999.
Chastain has been a color commentator on soccer telecasts on two networks. She broadcast for NBC Sports during the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. Her work with ABC/ESPN has included Major League Soccer matches and being part of a rotation of studio commentators for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Chastain was the Official spokesperson for Pfizer's (legacy Wyeth) multivitamin product Centrum Ultra.
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