Mario Draghi, obviously.
Expanding on this idea, why not have 4 American squads where the players all hail from the respective geographic region? So a USA West team, a...
Chicago is as close to the northeast as Atlanta (and closer than S. Florida). That said, I agree that viability is more important than...
OK, you're right, Solo was closer than Miyama to the ball, however, while Buehler was closest, she was on the ground and another Japanese player...
Not realistic. Miyama would have gotten there first and in any case, Buehler had another Japanese player behind her and had fallen to the ground....
Playing OT with subs is also a perversion of the game, but less of one (IMHO) than PK's, because it's still soccer being played, and better at...
Solo could have easily sidefooted it to the touchline if the ball had rolled to her. Yes, Krieger had only a second to make that decision and yes...
You'll have to remind me of the last time Altidore scored something like that strike against Japan or that chip against France. Oh, and for a...
Or rather, ask the Netherlands and ManU.
Other than starting Alex Morgan (which I have no problems with), what other changes do you have in mind? BTW, the Japanese team is smaller and...
They're as much of a crapshoot as free throws are a crapshoot in basketball.
I'd say lack of possession midfielders in the central midfield. Boxx & Lloyd did fine in their role as midfield destroyers, blowing up the...
Competitive as hell. I wouldn't use "cute" to describe A Morgan. Graceful, powerful, sleek, yes. If you think a shiny young thoroughbred...
Great analysis from the Brits here: USA V JAPAN WOMENS WORLD CUP FINAL HIGHLIGHTS PLUS THE WINNING GOAL LIVE‏ - YouTube The love...
This depends on who the target player is. If it was to Alex Morgan, it's very tempting to think that if you launch a 50/50 pass, Young Horse...
Actually, if Krieger had her wits about her and knew there was a Japanese player lurking on her right shoulder, the smart, safe, composed thing to...
True. On the other hand, what stood out in this game is how much more composed the Japanese defenders were with the ball at their feet and...
That WPS All-Star team barely qualified for the World Cup and was the last team in after a tense two-legged affair with that renown women's soccer...
Off the top of my head: I'll give you Wambach's rocket off the crossbar, which would have been a wonderstrike if it had dipped a few inches...
In the end, it came down to special players (and defense). Alex Morgan's strike could have been launched by few other players on the field...
Oh, and of course, the ball that Rampone kicked away that led to the second Japan goal came from a one-on-one where a Japanese player had only...
You make a good point, but it was actually about half that. I don't count those tight angle shots that many American players were firing off the...
I'm not sure why you think this means so much. Considering that the average WPS salary is about $27K and top players make all of twice that, most...
I should know better than to come to BS for soccer analysis. Shame on me for coming here again and again.