United States v Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
September 11, 2007 at 5:18 pm | In Reports, Soccer, Sports
Against a surprisingly strong Korean team (although so little is known about their players, they could have been surprisingly weak as well), the young US team struggled against a physical and well-polished attack, going into halftime scoreless. They were lucky to take advantage of a lapse in marking of Abby Wambach, their tall, strong striker, who pummeled the ball off the keeper’s outstretched hands and into the net.
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Adu For A Change
November 9, 2006 at 3:13 pm | In Opinion, Soccer, Sports
DC United soccer star Freddy Adu — who has yet to live up to hype or expectations — reportedly will be spending two weeks in England training with Manchester United, the most famous (and most despised) club in professional soccer. This likely is a tryout of sorts, as the wealthiest of wealthy teams is unlikely to ask America’s most well-known young player to visit without the opportunity to show his wares for the club. ManU, now owned by Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner Malcolm Glazer, is potentially just making a tryout offer to Adu as a favor to fellow NFL owner (and owner of MLS teams in Columbus and Dallas) Lamar Hunt. But regardless of their intentions, Adu has an opportunity to make an impact on English soccer, where only American goalkeepers have had any success.
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