The U.S. women’s national soccer team prevailed over France to make it to the final of the 2011 Women’s World Cup, where the will face Japan. It was at times, a tense 90 minutes for the U.S., but the spirited squad rallied to a 3-1 win.
Abby Wambach, America’s newest [...]
Read More →All of Argentina breathed a heavy sigh of relief with the Albiceleste moved through to the quarterfinals of the 2011 Copa America after soundly defeating Costa Rica 3-0. The national team, which is playing host for the tournament, needed a win to assure themselves of a place in the quarters.
After [...]
Read More →The U.S. women’s national team advanced to the semifinals of the 2011 Women’s World Cup after dramatically beating Brazil 2(5)-2(3) on penalty kicks in a game that was epic in every sense of the word and sure to be an instant classic.
It was a game fraught with controversial referee decisions, [...]
Read More →Fabio Cannavaro, one of the most respected and decorated Italian footballers of all time, has decided to finally hang up his boots and bid bounasera to a stellar footballing career.
After playing for the Dubai-based club Al-Ahli Dubai for a year, Cannavaro was forced into retirement after doctors told him his [...]
Read More →A rocky first half ultimately spelled doom for the U.S. women’s national soccer team as they lost 2-1 to Sweden in the 2011 Women’s World Cup. It was the American’s first defeat in the group stage ever.
The loss sets up a monumental meeting with powerhouse Brazil in the quarterfinal [...]
Read More →Argentina was saved from utter humiliation by a splendid Sergio Aguero volley that salvaged a 1-1 draw in their first Copa America match against Bolivia. Brazil was flustered and frustrated into a goalless draw with Venezuela, hardly a positive outcome for the Samba Stars.
It’s quite safe to say that [...]
Read More →The United States women’s national soccer team booked their quarterfinal ticket after thumping Colombia 3-0 in their second match of group play in the 2011 Women’s World Cup.
Colombia was clearly outsized and overmatched by a supremely talented U.S. squad determined to show their mettle after laboring to a 2-0 win [...]
Read More →It took some hard work and surviving a few harrowing chances, but the U.S women’s national soccer team finally found the breakthrough in their first match of the 2011 Women’s World Cup in a 2-0 win over North Korea.
Entering the competition ranked No. 1 team in the world by FIFA, [...]
Read More →“Two Game 7’s, two crushing losses 17 years apart and two hauntingly similar aftermaths for the city of Vancouver.
Long into the night, cars burned in the tattered streets of downtown Vancouver after the hometown Canucks lost Game 7 at home, and the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, to the Boston [...]
Read More →“There are certain enigmas that pervade our culture. Like: which came first, the chicken or the egg? Is there life after death? And where had Lebron James disappeared to in the fourth quarters of a losing effort in the 2011 NBA Finals?
Perhaps the most pressing of all these mysteries that [...]
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