United States 3, Canada 0: US Earns Olympic Soccer Berth
Published 3/21/2008 at NYT > Soccer
Jozy Altidore taking fouls and Freddy Adu handling the free kicks. That’s a winning combination and a big reason why the Americans are going to the Olympics yet again.
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