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Solo speaks for herself
Published 9/27/2007 by Paul White at Sports Scope
... and she's not afraid to let everyone know as is obvious in this post-game interview.

U.S. loses, but Hope Solo wins the “You Go Girl” award
Published 9/27/2007 by John Ryan at Morning Buzz
... and amid the caterwauling that she s betraying the team and speaking out of turn, does it even matter that she s 1,000 percent right? It was the wrong decision, and I think anybody that knows anything about the game knows that. There s no doubt in my mind I would have made those saves. And the fact of the matter is, it s not 2004 anymore. It s not 2004. And it s 2007 and I think you have to live in the present and you can t live by big names. You can t live in the past. It doesn t matter ...

Marta rules, Hope is pisses, Brazil wins 4-0
Published 9/27/2007 by The Beautiful Game at The Beautiful Game

A question to be answered later
Published 9/28/2007 by Howard Hamilton at HexagonalBlog
... . I might touch on some of that in the coming days, but on the dawn of a new era in women's soccer one question has lingered in my mind: Is the USA on the verge of becoming the women's soccer equivalent of Uruguay -- a side that once dominated the game and from time to time produces excellent players, but is no longer the power it once was? Or is it about to become an Italy - a team that was dominant in the beginning and also produces excellent players, yet consistently remains as one of the favorites every four years? I know that the question appears longwinded, but it's really simple -- are the U ...

Something wasn't right about Greg Ryan's decision
Published 10/1/2007 by a fool's match at Football