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U.S. Women Lose In World Cup Semifinals

The run of dominance by the U.S. Womens Soccer team has ended with a 3-0 semifinal loss to Germany. With no pro league left to fall back on it really is a dark day for U.S. womens soccer.

PORTLAND, Ore. - Most of the U.S. players stood in place when they heard the final whistle. Hinged at the hip, put their hands on their thighs and dropped their heads. A few players began to walk slowly in circles, then stopped as well and just stood there, frozen by despair.

It was an eerie piece of symbolism. The U.S. women's soccer players suddenly have nowhere to go. Their league is dead and now so are their World Cup hopes after a shocking 3-0 semifinal loss to Germany last night before 27,623 at Portland's PGE Park. Germany advances to Sunday's final at The Home Depot Center in Carson to face Sweden, a 2-1 winner against Canada in last night's other semifinal; the Americans instead play Saturday for third place.

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A shame that they couldn't ... (Below threshold)

A shame that they couldn't win, especially in front of the home crowd. I'm not particularly sad to see the WUSA fold. Indeed, the WNBA would collapse, too, were it not for the huge NBA subsidy. There just isn't much demand for women's sports at the spectator level.

Hey Mia HammMy name ... (Below threshold)
Anna:

Hey Mia Hamm
My name is Anna M.
I live in new baltimore, michigan and i am in 6th grade at anchor bay school district
anyway for school we have to do a bibliography on you and i want to see if you can give me some information on you
well i got to go
bye

Hey Mia HammMy name ... (Below threshold)
Anna:

Hey Mia Hamm
My name is Anna M.
I live in new baltimore, michigan and i am in 6th grade at anchor bay school district
anyway for school we have to do a bibliography on you and i want to see if you can give me some information on you
well i got to go
bye


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