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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USA-Japan Women's World Cup Player Ratings
USA-JAPAN EXPRESS:July 5 in VancouverUSA 5 Japan 2. Goals: Lloyd 3, 5, 16, Holiday 14, Heath 54; Ogimi 27, owngoal 52.Att.: 53,341.———————- The USA beat Japan, 5-2, in the 2015 Women’s World Cup final, which featured the most impressive start to a game in thetournament’s history — two U.S. goals in the first five minutes […]
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USA's 15ers, World Champions!
The USA won its third Women’s World Cup title with a 5-2 win over Japan before 53,341 fans in Vancouver. Carli Lloyd needed just 16 minutes to score a hattrick, finishing it off when she chipped Japanese keeper Ayumi Kaihori from just inside the midfield stripe. July5 in Vancouver USA 5 Japan 2. Goals: Lloyd […]
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Scouting Report: USA and Japan go for a third time
Yes, the U.S. women got a measure of revenge three years ago by beating Japan in the Olympic gold-medal match, but for women as well as men, the World Cup title bears an unrivaled distinction, andit’s been an incredible 16 years since the U.S. women have lifted that trophy. The current holder, Japan, is all […]
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Olivia the parrot picks Japan over USA
Olivia, a 10-year-old African gray parrot, is predicting Japan over the USA in the Women’s World Cup. The successor to Paul the Octopus in the realm of sports clairvoyants, Olivia has a sportingallegiance as she resides at Japan’s Nasu Animal Kingdom. But her backers note that she is six-for-six on predicting Japanese victories at the […]
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Three Americans nominated for top WWC award
Americans Julie Johnston, Carli Lloyd and Megan Rapinoe are on the short listfor the adidas Golden Ball, which will go to the top player at the 2015 Women’s World Cup. Hope Solo is one of three players on the short list for the adidasGolden Glove as the top goalkeeper. Japan, which will face the USA […]
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Three takeaways from Japan-England
Defending champion Japan returned to the Women’s World Cup final thanks to a 2-1 win over England. After exchanging penalty-kick goals in a first half dominated by the Nadeshiko, the English hadthe better of the second half but fell in stoppage time on an own goal by Laura Bassett. Sunday’s game will mark the first final […]
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'Wow' moments are in short supply so far at Women's World Cup
By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) I am holding out hope for the 2015 Women’s World Cup, but so far, I mustadmit, I have been disappointed. The last two major women’s tournaments — 2011 Women’s World Cup in Germany and 2012 London Olympics — set a high standard, but I am waiting for thisyear’s tournament to produce […]
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Three takeaways from Japan-Australia
Defending champion Japan made it five wins in five games at the Women’s World Cup with a 1-0 win over Australia in a rematch of the 2014 Asian Cup final. The Nadeshiko dominated the match but needed agoal from sub Mana Iwabuchi, its youngest player, in the 87th minute to set up a semifinal encounter […]
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Women's World Cup: Ranking the final eight
By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) The Women’s World Cup moves into the quarterfinals with two games onFriday and two more Saturday. While the USA struggled to put away longshot Colombia, France and Germany put on masterful displays in the round of 16, setting up what would be the game ofthe tournament Friday afternoon in Montreal. Meanwhile, […]