Sure, it was a game that didn’t really matter, but it was also a game that nobody really wanted to see, either. Despite the appearance of the U.S. men’s national team in the Gold Cupthird-place game against Panama on Saturday, Fox Sports decided to keep the match on its also-ran station, FS2, opting to show […]
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Carli Lloyd picks up where she left off
Two weeks off didn’t take away from Carli Lloyd‘s scoring touch. In her first game with the NWSL’s Houston Dash since the USA won the Women’s World Cup. Lloydscored on a free kick that she softly struck inside the far post in the 45th minute of the Dash’s 1-1 tie at FC Kansas City in […]
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Carli Lloyd: Best Hat-Trick in Soccer History?
It’s less than two days since Carli Lloyd led the USA to a record third Women’s World Cup triumph on the back of her first-half hat-trick in Sunday’s 5-2 win against Japanin Sunday’s final, and Off The Post can’t stop thinking about it. Not the win itself, necessarily — OTP thoroughly expected revenge to be […]
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Watching a gem being formed in the blink of an eye
By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) There’s nothing like a good coffee joint with a long line to catch you upon the talk of town. My pre-game ritual during this year’s Women’s World Cup was to head to the corner Peet’s for a cup of coffee. Like just about everything these days, Peet’s was openon Fourth of […]
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What They're Saying: Sunil Gulati
“Carli’s performance was as good as any performance in a World Cup final by any man or female.” — U.S. Soccer president SunilGulati on hat-trick hero Carli Lloyd. (SI.com)
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Awards: Lloyd named top player, Solo top keeper
Carli Lloyd, whose stunning hat trick led the USA to the Women’s World Cup title with a 5-2 win over Japan in the final, was named the winner of the adidasGolden Ball as the top player but was edged out by Germany’s Celia Sasic for the adidas Golden Boot on a tiebreaker. The USA’s Hope […]
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Turning Points | It takes an entire team of stars
In the end, Carli Lloyd was the star, scoring six of the USA’s last nine goals en route to the Women’s World Cup title. But a look at the USA’s unbeaten run ofseven games reveals that each match produced different heroes. For the turning points of each match. USA-AUSTRALIA (3-1): 61st minute. The USA got […]
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What They're Saying: Carli Lloyd
“I just completely zoned out and dreamed of playing in a World Cup final and visualized scoring four goals. It sounds pretty funny, but you can be physically strong, but if your mental stateisn’t good enough, you can’t bring yourself to bigger and better things.” — Carli Lloyd, describing how she worked out at homewith […]