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Hope Solo Speaks Out

Posted by Active Soccer Sep 27, 2007


What was Hope Solo thinking?!? First she accepts a post game interview when tradition dictates that teammates who don't play, don't talk about the game. She outright says her coach made the wrong decision in replacing her. Then she claims she would "no doubt" have made the saves that Briana Scurry missed. And she brings it all together with a biting comment: "it's not 2004 anymore, it's not 2004."

Do I think Solo should have been in the game? Yes! Even though Scurry held a 12-0 record against Brazil going into Thursday's game, Solo hasn't lost a national game since 2002.

But Solo's lack of sportsmanship disappoints me , especially coming from a team of players that have stood out as ideal role models for more than a decade.

Even if solo was right...about everything...she probably ruined her chances of playing with the National Team in the Olympics next year and maybe even for as long as Greg Ryan remains the team's coach.

Do you think Solo is done for?
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Brazil Crushes U.S.

Posted by Active Soccer Sep 27, 2007

Marta was unstoppable in the Women's World Cup Semifinal game against the U.S. scoring two of the four goals and bringing her tournament total to 7 goals. Brazil walked away with a 4-0 victory breaking the U.S. winning streak of 51 games.

The Associated Press reports that this was the worst defeat in any World Cup match for the U.S.

The U.S. will play Norway in the third place game on Sunday and Brazil will face Germany in the World Cup Final.


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Germany Advances

Posted by Active Soccer Sep 26, 2007


Not only did Germany advance to the finals (as they were expected to do) in the FIFA Women's World Cup, but they played a clean game against Norway and broke a record doing it.

The Associated Press reports that Germany has gone 529 minutes without conceding a World Cup goal, dating back to the 2003 tournament. That broke China's record, which was 442 minutes in the 1999 and 2003 events.

Germany will go on to play the winner of Thursday's match between the U.S. and Brazil. The question is, will the U.S. advance and go on to play in the finals against Germany?

They have to get past Brazil first, whose star player, Marta, is one of the best playmaker's in the world.

U.S. Coach Ryan is making adjustments to prepare. Ryan is replacing goalkeeper Hope Solo with veteran Briana Scurry for Thursdays game with the hope that Scurry's "reaction type" saves will keep Brazil at bay.

If Scurry perfoms as well in the game as she has been in practice, and Abby Wambach can score more goals like this one against Sweden, the U.S. just might find themselves playing Germany in the finals on Sunday in Shanghai.


For full coverage of the Women's World Cup in China, visit ESPN.com.

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