In the 1969 World Series, Cleon Jones was hit on the foot by a pitch, but the umpire ruled that he wasn't hit by the pitch. The Mets' manager...
I don't think the US losing is as important as the fact that US, Germany, and Norway (and Brazil and Sweden and China) lost, while Japan, France,...
Going into the tournament, she'd scored 17 goals in 66 games. In 2010, she scored 7 goals in 11 starts, including the lone goal in the Italy...
Re: Two days removed. USA vs. Brazil was most exciting soccer match ever for America? (men and wome [IMG] Some might have thought that was...
Re: Two days removed. USA vs. Brazil was most exciting soccer match ever for America? (men and wome The Landon Donovan goal actually was one...
Re: How cool will the 3rd place (Sweden/France) game be? I think this could be a very fun game to watch. I thought France looked very good in...
Re: Two days removed. USA vs. Brazil was most exciting soccer match ever for America? (men and wome No Boise St vs Oklahoma in the Fiesta...
I thought Heikkinen was great overall. The elbow might be a bit exaggerated, but it was at least impeding by Bompastor. She was the cause of...
I've made worse. As AR, I follow Red defenders all the way up the halfway line while their on the attack. White intercepts a pass and their...
How is this silly? I've seen a free kick situation close to the penalty area taken by the attacking goalkeeper. The shot was easily saved and a...
It did start out as Marta against 3 defenders, but the two other defenders in close proximity were already beaten and were further from the goal...
I'd put more stock in their report if they actually named the FIFA official that made the "official" statement.
Or they need another player to be the inspirational leader and let Marta be Marta. But it is true that when Marta loses her mental cool, the rest...
Actually, I take this back. Each time I look at the replay, I become more perplexed as to what the referee could have been thinking. Marta's...
(bolding mine) I think the main reason was Michelle Akers. Hamm only won one championship after Akers left (the 2004 Olympics). Of course,...