Germany has the 'greatest team you've never heard of'

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 Germany has the 'greatest team you've never heard of'
Germany beat Brazil 2-0 to win the 2007 Women's World Cup . Whoo! The U.S. came in as the No. 1 ranked team and the favorite, but don't think for a second that the third-place finish was a failure. A disappointment for the team, maybe. But the Hope Solo -controversy made women's soccer as relevant as it could ever be. ESPN was all over that controversy like N.Y. Mets fans are on Prozac. I ... [link]

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Published 10/1/2007 by 100% Injury Rate at 100% Injury Rate
... Hope Solo's World Cup tirade and dismissal were the best thing imaginable for women's soccer. [The Beautiful Game] ...

The Roundup: MeAngelo Hall vs. Petrino, Kobetalk Lives, and an Akili Smith Sighting
Published 10/1/2007 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... Women’s World Cup final: Germany 2, Brazil 0. (Beautiful Game) ...

THE MIDWAY: NEED A LOAN? & HOPE SOLO
Published 10/1/2007 by DCScrap at Epic Carnival - Pop Culture, Sports, Celebrities, Babes, Rumors, Innuendo
... Who cares that the U.S. women's national soccer team got third place? This was the most successful World Cup they could have ever imagined! (The Beautiful Game) ...

You Create The Caption #90
Published 10/1/2007 by Awful Announcing- at Awful Announcing
... Thanks To Hope Solo, National Media Paid Attention To Soccer (The Beautiful Game) ...

Blogdome: THAT'S Your Tatt?
Published 10/1/2007 by Leitch at Deadspin
... • The Women's World Cup couldn't have worked out better for the U.S. [The Beautiful Game] ...

Tennis Manufacturer Wants In On Nintendo Wii Racket
Published 10/2/2007 at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... : • THE BEAUTIFUL GAME harps on about how Hope Solo's little tirade helped the Women's World Cup get some attention beyond the 4 a.m. time slot . • Via SI's ...

Cheap Shots #69: A Proposal That Doesn’t Even Solve The Supposed Problem.
Published 10/2/2007 by Signal to Noise at Signal to Noise
... Hey, the U.S. women finished third, but as far as media exposure? Total success. [The Beautiful Game] ...

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