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If you got one of the 2009 Official U.S. WNT Yearbooks at one of the two recent domestic matches,
you saw that as part of the FactBook theme, each player listed a bunch of Random Things About Me.
We only had space for 10-12 in the book, but each player did at least 25. To read the rest, you can
go to ussoccer.
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To commemorate Abby Wambach's historic 100th career goal, the talented folks at ussoccer.com's
all_access video put together this Abby goals compilation, including her 1ooth, scored on July 19
in her hometown of Rochester, N.Y., in the 1-0 victory over Canada. The video, minus the 100th goal
(we're not that quick) was played in the stadium moments after the end of the match.
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Upon further research by statistics guru extraordinaire Peter Hirdt of
Elias Sports
Bureau, we have discovered that Christine Nairn is the 9th youngest player ever to score a
goal for the full U.S. Women's National Team. Kristine Lilly was the youngest at 16 years, 22 days,
a record that will likely never be broken (one of many seeingingly unbreakable records by Lilly!
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How's this for an amazing scenario: The USA will play a two-game series against Canada, and in the
first match a player will score her 100th career goal and in the second a player will score her
first? And the two players who were a part of that 100th goal, will also play a part in the first
goal. And both goals will come late in games and be game-winners?
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Here's today's lineup from head coach Pia Sundhage:
Wambach--------------Tarpley Rapinoe-----Boxx (c)-----Lloyd-----O'Reilly
Cox-----LePeilbet-----Buehler-----Mitts Solo Canada's coming soon...check out
matchtracker.ussoccer.com
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With an 8 p.m. ET kickoff tonight (Live on Fox Soccer Channel and Fox Sports en Espanol), the U.S.
players have about 10 hours to kill before leaving for the match. That's a long time to wait for a
soccer player anxious to play a game. What do the U.S. players do all day? Not surprisingly, most
just chill.
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In partnership with the USOC, artist Jamie Franki, an Associate Professor of Art at the University
of North Carolina-Charlotte, is collecting photographs and quotations from all the Team USA coaches
whose athletes medaled in Olympic and Paralympic competition in Beijing. He is using the
photographs to create commemorative portraits of each coach.
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Tobin Heath has some skilz. Oh, she's got skills too, but within those skills are some serious
skilz. In fact, as the kids say, she's "just plain sick" when it comes to dribbling. Despite her
youth, Tobin is one of the USA's most skillful players and a dynamic, slashing dribbler who brings
some truly unique qualities to the field.
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The U.S. team got out of the hotel for a nice dinner tonight in downtown Charleston, one of the
most picturesque and historic small towns in America. The excursion gave the U.S. players a chance
to get out of their soccer clothes and stretch their legs before getting some well-deserved rest on
a travel day.
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The U.S. team has arrived in Charleston, S.C. to prepare to face Canada on Wed., July 22 at
Blackbaud Stadium. The match kicks off at 8 p.m. ET and will be televised live on FSC. It's a
little bit "moist" in Charleston, especially as compared to the summer in upstate NY in Rochester,
because as you know, it's not the heat that gets ya, it's the humidity.
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While the players are with the National Team, they of course are keeping an eye on the results from
their WPS clubs as the season enters its critical stage in the run to the playoffs. The players
mostly have to follow Twitter, text messages from their teammates, WPS MatchTracker and post-game
phone calls, but Lori Chalupny and Cat Whitehill were lucky enough to be able follow the St.
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More than a few times has Heather Mitts and Leslie Osborne been mistaken for each other and/or
compared to each other, mostly when they are on the field, and mostly by fans and TV analysts. Sure
both are very blond, have similar hair styles, similar builds (although Osborne is 5-8 and Mitts is
5-5), similar facial structure and often wear similar cute hairbands, but last night in Rochester
it got taken to another level.
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It was a magical afternoon in Rochester, N.Y. this afternoon as Abby Wambach fulfilled what most
only dream about. She scored her first goal since tragically breaking her leg in the final
pre-Olympic match just over a year ago. It was her historic 100th career goal, putting in an
exclusive club with four of the USA's greatest-ever players, and she did it in her hometown in
front of hundreds of friends and family and live on ESPN.
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It's a special moment for women's soccer as two players will be going for their 100th international
goals in the same game, something that may never happen again (unless of course neither Abby
Wambach and Christine Sinclair score tomorrow, then it will happen again on July 22 in Charleston,
S.C.) For now, we'll enjoy this moment in history as the USA and Canada clash live on ESPN on
Sunday, July 19 at 3 p.
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