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San Diego Union-Tribune: Star forward Abby Wambach underwent
a one-hour surgery to have a titanium rod inserted
in her broken left leg yesterday at Sharp Memorial Hospital. Dr. Damion Valletta performed the surgery and said “everything went according to plan” and “there were no complications.” Wambach, 28, broke the leg in the 33rd minute Wednesday in a 1-0 win against Brazil in San Diego.
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (July 16, 2008) -- U.S.
Women s National Team forward Abby Wambach suffered a
mid-shaft oblique fracture of the tibia and fibula, the two bones that make up the lower leg, in a 31st minute collision with a Brazilian defender during ...
Pretty much disaster for the U.S. The leading
scorer. A team leader and veteran.Have the gold medal
hopes died?
July 16 --- MVN Soccer: The U.S. Women
are getting ready for the Summer Olympics, but they
have one bit of business to take care of first, and they will do it in sunny San Diego tonight at the University of San Diego’s Torero Stadium. ---The task at hand is their final warm-up before departing for China; the opponent is their nemesis from the previous Olympics’ Championship match…Brazil !
Hometown: Rochester, New York College: University of Florida
Pronunciation: Wahm-BOCK U.S. National Team: Has developed into one
of the most dangerous strikers in the world since debuting for the USA in 2001 Her size, speed and skills are perhaps ...
(Official USWNT Match Report) July 16 --- US
Soccer: The U.S. Women’s National Team defeated Brazil, 1-0
in San Diego on a goal from forward Natasha Kai. --- The win also featured a loss for the U.S. team, as top scorer Abby Wambach broke her leg in a 31st minute collision with Brazilian defender Andreia Rosa. --- Kai entered the match at 56' and would bag the winning goal at 85'...
The U.S. Women’s National Team’s 1-0 defeat of
Brazil in its last warm-up to the Beijing Olympics
was tempered by the loss of the team’s top scorer Abby Wambach, who broke her leg and will be out for at least 12 weeks.
Leading scorer Abby Wambach was carted off the
field on a stretcher with an apparent left leg
injury in the first half of the U.S. women's match against Brazil on Wednesday night. Wambach collided with Andrei Rosa as they were both going for the ball in the 33rd minute. Wambach and Rosa both went down and Wambach began to immediately signal to the sideline that she was hurt.
July 2 --- US Soccer: The U.S. Women’s
National Team won for the first time ever in
Norway, defeating the host country, 4-0, on goals from four different players including three in the second half. --- USWNT forward Abby Wambach capped the scoring at 87' with her 99th career goal. --- USA and Norway will meet again to open their 2008 Summer Olympics tournament on August 6 in Qinhuangdao, China...
(Press Release) July 8 --- WPS: The new
U.S. women's professional soccer league, which has former NBA
MVP Steve Nash as one of several well-known investors and owners, announced on Tuesday its basic timeline going forward to opening day of its inaugural season in April 2009. --- Details included here are schedules for player allocation; East and West coast combines, draft, tryouts, and more...
(Soccer Player Profile / NBC) by Dan Driscoll:
"It happened in the 19th minute of a May
10 friendly match against Canada. --- A lofted ball drifted from the right flank. --- As players jostled for position, the goalkeeper charged. --- In an instant, U.S. forward Natasha Kai went from being poised to score the game's first goal to becoming a facedown player..."
(from MVN Soccer) Soccer will kick off the
Summer Olympic Games on August 6. --- Overall, USA
has a total of 5 Olympic medals in the sport, tied for first place with three other countries. --- The USA Men have won a silver and bronze, and the Women have won two gold and a silver. --- Seven networks will combine for Games coverage; NBCOlympics.com will stream events for the first time ever.









In San Diego: Wambach completes surgery, out for Olympics