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Thursday night Olympics - USA Women Win Gold [UPDATED]

Posted 8/22/2008 on The World's Beautiful Game

CONGRATULATIONS to the USA Women’s Olympic Soccer Team, who won the Gold Medal in Beijing at Workers’ Stadium on Thursday night by defeating Brazil 1-0… Some were surprised that this team could go all the way this time without the services of injured forward Abby Wambach, but doubt should certainly have been put to rest after recent decisive victories in the ...

Olympics USA Soccer Update - Thursday result

Posted 8/21/2008 on MLS Expansion And Development

from US Soccer, The U.S. Women’s Olympic Soccer Team put together a near perfect defensive performance to hold powerful Brazil scoreless for 120 minutes while getting a goal from Carli Lloyd just six minutes into overtime to record a historic 1-0 victory and earn the gold medal. This victory marked the third gold medal for the U.S. women in four Olympic Games. The USA also won gold in ...

Win some, lose some more in Beijing

Posted 8/21/2008 on SmackCaster SmackBlog

The U.S. women come away with gold on an overtime goal in women’s soccer for a 1-0 win over Brazil. Missing three key players, Carli Lloyd scored the gamer to topple a Brazil team that had pasted the Americans, 4-0, in the World Cup last year. All that glittered was not the U.S. however,  as the relay teams fell apart . Both the men’s and women’s 4×100 teams ...

U.S. women golden in soccer

Posted 8/21/2008 on Fourth-Place Medal

With the way the day has been going for the Americans at the Olympics, it stood to reason that the U.S. women's soccer team would accumulate multiple red cards, have a goalie fiasco and collectively spike itself in tonight's gold medal match against Brazil . Instead, the U.S. women capped a miserable American day in Beijing with a thrilling 1-0 victory in extra time, successfully defending ...

OLYMPICS USA Women beat BRAZIL in Final

Posted 8/21/2008 on San Diego MLS Project

from US Soccer, The U.S. Women’s Olympic Soccer Team put together a near perfect defensive performance to hold powerful Brazil scoreless for 120 minutes while getting a goal from Carli Lloyd just six minutes into overtime to record a historic 1-0 victory and earn the gold medal. This victory marked the third gold medal for the U.S. women in four Olympic Games. The USA also won gold in ...

Don’t Worry, Spain - Argentina’s Offensive, Too

Posted 8/19/2008 on SPORTSbyBROOKS

Argentinians are a considerate people. Seeing the flak Spain’s basketball teams were taking for their cheeky, oh-so-endearing slit-eyed photo, the Argentinian women’s soccer team stepped in, scoring one for global consciousness everywhere — by doing exact same thing. Via WITH LEATHER comes the LONDON TELEGRAPH’S story about the Argentinian geniuses in charge of ...

A Blog of Olympian Proportions

Posted 8/19/2008 on Real Sports Bloggers

Well, maybe not. Here I am watching women’s Olympic basket soccer on TV.  I think it’s called team handball, but I like basket soccer better.  You have dribbling, and just like the NBA you get to take up to three steps with the ball and nobody calls it.  Then the ball carrier throws the ball at the net and tries to get it past a goal keeper. Basket soccer.  ...

US Women’s National Team Hosts Ireland In Chicago September 20th

Posted 8/18/2008 on Springfield MO Soccer

From the US Soccer website : The U.S. Women???s National Team will take on Ireland in a three-match tour following the 2008 Olympic Games, hitting stops on the East Coast and Midwest shortly after their return from the 2008 Olympic Games in China. The Fall Tour gets underway on Saturday, Sept. 13 in Philadelphia at 8 p.m. ET at Lincoln Financial Field, and continues on Wed., Sept. 17 at ...

Olympics USA Soccer Update - Monday result

Posted 8/18/2008 on MLS Expansion And Development

from MVN Soccer, As was the case in the 2004 Summer Games in Athens, the Women's Soccer Final at the 2008 Beijing Olympics will be a meeting between the traditional power USA and the recently-on-the-rise Brazil. The U.S. Women now maintain their perfect record of reaching the Gold Medal match in every Olympics where Women's Soccer has been contested... On Monday night, the USA ...

OLYMPICS - USA will go for Gold versus BRAZIL

Posted 8/18/2008 on San Diego eXtreme Sports Coalition

from MVN Soccer, As was the case in the 2004 Summer Games in Athens, the Women's Soccer Final at the 2008 Beijing Olympics will be a meeting between the traditional power USA and the recently-on-the-rise Brazil. The U.S. Women now maintain their perfect record of reaching the Gold Medal match in every Olympics where Women's Soccer has been contested... On Monday night, the USA ...

Olympic Soccer: U.S. Women Beat Japan, Advance to Gold Medal Match vs. Brazil

Posted 8/18/2008 on FanHouse

The U.S. women's soccer team is back in the gold medal game after playing its best match of these Olympics in beating Japan today. Japan scored in the 15th minute and led 1-0 for most of the first half, and the American women at times looked like they were dragging, perhaps even resigned to the idea that they simply weren't good enough without their injured star Abby Wambach to repeat as gold ...

U.S. Women Advance to Soccer Final

Posted 8/18/2008 on WNYO Sports

The United States women's soccer team defeated Japan 4-2 Monday to advance to Thursday's gold medal game. We update you on this for the sole purpose of posting a picture of Hope Solo . She's kind of like a Monet, or whichever artist is was that painted portraits that looked good from far away. Ryan Maloney WNYO Sports Director

OLYMPICS USA Women will play BRAZIL in Final

Posted 8/18/2008 on San Diego MLS Project

from MVN Soccer, As was the case in the 2004 Summer Games in Athens, the Women's Soccer Final at the 2008 Beijing Olympics will be a meeting between the traditional power USA and the recently-on-the-rise Brazil. The U.S. Women now maintain their perfect record of reaching the Gold Medal match in every Olympics where Women's Soccer has been contested... On Monday night, the USA ...

Olympic Women’s Semifinals Monday Include USA vs Japan

Posted 8/17/2008 on Springfield MO Soccer

From the US Soccer website The U.S. team will play Japan in the semifinal at Beijing Workers Stadium on Monday, August 18th. The match kicks off at 8:00 am CT and will be broadcast live on MSNBC , Universal HD and the NBC Olympic Soccer Channel. The Americans have made the semifinal round in all nine world championships FIFA has held for women’s soccer, including the last four Olympic ...

Olympics: U.S. women vs. Canada (Your Running Commentary)

Posted 8/15/2008 on Soccer By Ives

The U.S. women's Olympic team is taking on Canada today in the quarterfinals of the Olympic tournament. The U.S. team has done a good job of shaking off its opening-tournament loss to Norway, rattling off two wins to win its group and secure a match-up against a Canadian team it has dominated in recent meetings. If you will be watching the match please feel free to share your ...

U.S. team is ready, willing, but will it be able to win?

Published 8/20/2008 on L.A. Times - Soccer

BEIJING -- For now, the best place to find American women soccer stars is on the Web.

U.S. women will play for soccer gold

Published 8/19/2008 on L.A. Times - Soccer

Angela Hucles scores twice to lead the United States to a 4-2 win over Japan and another Olympic final against Brazil. > BEIJING -- They are barely ...

U.S. women will play for soccer gold

Published 8/19/2008 on L.A. Times - Soccer

Angela Hucles scores twice to lead the United States to a 4-2 win over Japan and another Olympic final against Brazil. > They are barely recognizable, with ...

U.S. women will play for soccer gold

Published 8/18/2008 on L.A. Times - Soccer

Angela Hucles scores twice to lead the United States to a 4-2 win over Japan and another Olympic final against Brazil. > BEIJING -- They are barely ...