U.S. defender Stephanie Cox
Stephanie Cox and Jill Loyden, both members of the USA's 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Team that
fell to Japan in a penalty kick shootout in the World Cup Final, are en route to quake-stricken
Sendai, Japan to help celebrate National Sports Day on Monday, Oct.
Photo: Nicolae Stoian
Hurricane Irene closed airports, flooded roads and rails, and generally made it impossible to
get aroun on the east coast.
Despite this disrupting natural disaster, it will be hard for MLS's Eastern Conference teams to
argue that the storm was the reason they didn't show up on Saturday night.
Japan are the newest World Champions of women's football after defeating the USA 3-1 on penalties
after a 2-2 extra time draw in the Women's World Cup final. It was the best World Cup final that I
have ever seen in either gender, and a fantastic advertisement for the women's version of the game.
It was a just reward for a team devoted to an attractive style of play, and a morale boost for a
country that experienced a horrific natural disaster four months before.
(Picture above)Bruno Castanheira (left) holds symbol logo for supporting the disaster, while
Tatsuro Inui has message board for people in Japan, which is given by children of MULBERRY LEARNING
CENTRE LLP which is located at 3rd floor of Jurong East Stadium. (picture credit: Albirex
Niigata-S)
As part of their effort to help their fellow countrymen who are being devastated by the earthquake
and tsunami that wrecked Japan last week, Albirex Niigata (Singapore) had announced that all
proceeds from their match against defending champions, Etoile FC on 17th March will be donated to
the charity causes back in Japan.
By now you've undoubtedly heard about, read about or seen footage about the devastation that has
occurred in Japan and also hit Hawaii. The natural disaster has hit home with the Philadelphia
Union, as midfield Kyle Nakazawa has friends and family in both Japan and Hawaii and has asked
Union fans to pray for those he is close to.
