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USWNT: After Canada, A Golden Battle For Global Supremacy in London
Tweet Neil W. Blackmon Oh, Canada! We don’t need to remind you that Monday’s semifinal was an absolute classic, an all-timer of a match that transcended women’s sport and cemented a spot in U.S. Soccer and Olympic lore. We don’t need to remind you of how overwhelmingly familiar the narrative was either, this team trailing [...]
For USWNT, A Golden Group Stage, but It’s A Golden Finish That Counts
Tweet Neil W. Blackmon For the first fifteen minutes of the group stages, the few questions that surrounded the USWNT’s quest to defend its gold medal at the London Olympics seemed legitimate ones. Before most of the sizeable (and global) press contingent that follows the USWNT had settled into their seats at Hampden Park, the [...]
2011 Yanks Are Coming Best of US Soccer Awards: Part Two
Tweet Part I of the 2nd Annual Yanks Are Coming Best of US Soccer Awards featured 2011′s US Soccer disappointments, frustrations, and best hairdo. The second portion of our awards focuses on the promise of youth, goalkeepers, and the goals scored in what was a thrilling year in American soccer. Again, a list of the [...]
Puck’s Friday Happy Hour: USWNT Media Acclaim Edition- Plus- Diego McConaughey ?
Tweet By Puck Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome back into the Happy Hour. Hopefully, you have recovered from the USWNT drinking game I put together for the World Cup Final; I know it did the trick for me. I was dragging ass all day Monday for two reasons. First, I was hungover. The WWC Final was [...]
Simply Put- US Women Face Enormous Moment. Here’s betting they’re ready.
Tweet By Sean McElroy My Grandmother, who is ninety-three, has absolutely no reason to care about soccer. She is sharp as can be—her memory for her age is quite remarkable—and when I visit her she often asks about the various matches I am going to go see or have seen. Always, one conversation or question [...]
2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup: What US Women Did In Dresden, In A Word: Unforgettable
Tweet By Neil W. Blackmon Let’s just get the disclaimer right out of the way, shall we? What follows won’t do today justice. I would hope that’s obvious. Some moments in life are too sensory, too “I wish I could have been there or seen that” for the written word. In the age of youtube [...]
Puck’s Friday Happy Hour: USWNT Roster Announced, Abby Wambach Appreciation, and A Thank You To Soccer Moms Everywhere
Tweet By Puck Ladies and Gentlemen, For those of you paying attention, and if you haven’t you certainly should be, the USWNT Roster was released earlier in the week. Before hitting you with my quick thoughts, we should take a look at who made the squad. Forwards: Amy Rodriguez, Lauren Cheney, Alex Morgan, Abby Wambach. [...]
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