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Happy Together
by From A Left Wing
posted August 11, 2012 at 9:46am

On July 20th, someone tweeting as Pia Sundhage - and I do think it might actually be Sundhage - wrote the following: Happy Players have a tendency to make good decisions on the field - together. Something shifted about 18 months ago. The USWNT looked ve...more

Olympics – Gold Medal Match: U.S. Worthy Champions, But Japanese Teach Us In Defeat
by All White Kit
posted August 10, 2012 at 8:50am

  “The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.”   ...more

USWNT: Golden Once Again
by Sarah Hallett
posted August 9, 2012 at 9:10pm

The U.S. Women claimed a 2-1 victory over their rivals Japan to win their third consecutive gold medal....more

Olympics: Gold Medal Match Preview – U.S.-Japan: Nadeshiko Try To Prove Me Wrong. Again.
by All White Kit
posted August 9, 2012 at 3:49pm

  “Insanity is doing the same thing again and again and expecting different results.” - Albert Einstein There are probably psychologists – both amateur and professional – that can explain better than I the reluctance to le...more

USWNT: Record Crowd Expected at Wembley
by Sarah Hallett
posted August 8, 2012 at 5:22pm

The U.S. women will play Japan in the gold medal match tomorrow night at Wembley Stadium before a record crowd for a women's soccer match in the UK....more

All In, All Out: a note on the amazing Megan Rapinoe
by From A Left Wing
posted August 8, 2012 at 6:07am

In two interviews, four years apart, two different USWNT players casually identified themselves as gay to reporters. Neither did so with the solemn declaration, "I'm a lesbian." Both players answered a reporter's question in a way that snuffed out the pr...more

What they wrote about USA-Canada (Soccer)
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted August 7, 2012 at 3:41pm

Tweet Since I can’t come up with anything terribly profound to say after Monday’s women’s Olympic soccer epic between the U.S. and Canada, I’ll link here this morning to those who were there and had the daunting duty of putting to...more

Olympics – What We Learned: U.S.-Canada – Sorry Canadians, But “Tuff S***”
by All White Kit
posted August 7, 2012 at 7:00am

  SamuelLJackson: “Don’t know enuf about Soccer refs to know, but TV dude says he’s never SEEN that call made! Wow….we ll… TUFF S***!” Yup, that’s what Samuel L. Jackson (indeed, that’s the same guy...more

Alex Morgan is a Beast – USWNT Moves on to Gold Medal Match
by Pretty Tough
posted August 7, 2012 at 6:50am

Nails were bitten to the quick. Voices hoarse from yelling. Heart palpitations no doubt sent soccer fans reaching for their chests.  The United States vs. Canada women’s soccer semifinal in Manchester, England on Monday was about as thrilling a...more

USWNT: Magic in Manchester
by Sarah Hallett
posted August 6, 2012 at 7:58pm

The U.S. Women move on to the gold medal match after an exhilarating semifinal game against Canada....more

Olympics: Soccer Semifinal Preview – U.S.-Canada: One Small Switch, One Giant Leap for Canada
by All White Kit
posted August 6, 2012 at 8:32am

  Perhaps one of my best coaching moves ever was a complete fluke, really. The summer months are technically a time for a break, but youth soccer takes few breaks these days, so of course a summer league was hastily organized. The games were glorifi...more

USWNT: Wambach the Talk of London
by Sarah Hallett
posted August 5, 2012 at 6:24pm

Abby Wambach has led the U.S. women into the Olympic semifinals as they are seeking their third consecutive gold medal....more

USWNT: Wambach and Leroux Lift U.S. Women to Semis
by Sarah Hallett
posted August 3, 2012 at 10:23pm

The U.S. Women with goals by Abby Wambach and Sydney Leroux handily beat New Zealand 2-0 to move on towards the Olympic semifinal match on Monday....more

Olympics – Quarterfinals Preview: Six Degrees Of Ali Riley
by All White Kit
posted August 3, 2012 at 8:03am

  “Lately it occurs to me what a long, strange trip it’s been.”  - Grateful Dead There might be someone on this planet that doesn’t like Ali Riley. Maybe she cut someone off in traffic somewhere once, and that person sw...more

USWNT: Making a Push Towards Gold
by Sarah Hallett
posted August 2, 2012 at 9:15am

The U.S. Women are seeking their third consecutive gold medal and hoping to continue to pick up fans along the way....more

Olympics – Matchday 3: What We Learned – United States 1:0 North Korea
by All White Kit
posted August 1, 2012 at 8:10am

  For those that don’t know – and I suspect most of you here may not – I spend most of the winter with my alter-ego writing about men’s college basketball for the Mid-majority. When creator and all-around fantastic writer Kyl...more

USWNT: Takes Group G with Win Over North Korea
by Sarah Hallett
posted July 31, 2012 at 4:13pm

The U.S. Women continue their march towards defending their gold medal with a 1-0 win over North Korea and clinching first place in Group G....more

Being Hope Solo: Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop
by All White Kit
posted July 31, 2012 at 1:17pm

  Some people think I’m bonkers/ But I think I’m just free/ Man, I’m livin’ my life/ Nothing’ crazy about me   Who would have thought Dizzee Rascal would have the inside line on the Hope Solo/Brandi Chastain f...more

Hope Solo’s Angry Twitter Rant vs. Brandi Chastain
by Pretty Tough
posted July 30, 2012 at 8:57am

If you don’t’ already follow U.S Goalkeeper Hope Solo’s twitter stream, you really should. Solo’s twitter rant was in response to former WNT defender Brandi Chastain’s remarks when the U.S. women’s soccer team played...more

Olympics – What We Learned : Matchday 2 – United States 3:0 Colombia
by All White Kit
posted July 29, 2012 at 11:36am

  One of the problems we find with young players in this country is that they just don’t see enough soccer. Therefore, not only do they not fall in love with the game the way I (and I’m assuming you) did, but they miss out on nuances tha...more

Solo thoughtz
by From A Left Wing
posted July 29, 2012 at 6:31am

If you aren't following Hope Solo's twitter feed, do. Today's tweets were in response to Brandi Chastain's remarks during the US game against Colombia. At about 18 minutes, Chastain disparaged defender Rachel Buehler's ball control. She said that Buehler ...more

USWNT: U.S. Captures Win Over Colombia
by Sarah Hallett
posted July 28, 2012 at 3:01pm

The U.S. Women secured a quarterfinal berth as they shutout Colombia 3-0....more

2012 Olympics: USWNT says cou cou!
by From A Left Wing
posted July 26, 2012 at 8:55am

Cou cou is French for "hey girl."If Les Bleues feel robbed today it's in the way you do after leaving the doors to the house unlocked and the windows wide open. They took the early lead with two quick, confident and gorgeous goals from Gaëtane Thiney...more

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