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XI from ’12: [No. 1] USWNT wins Olympic gold medal
The United States women’s national soccer team is something of a walking cliché. It’s a never-say-die team, filled with that intangible American spirit that means the team can never be counted out of any
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XI from ’12: [No. 2] An epic USA-Canada Olympic semifinal
When Alex Morgan headed home the latest goal ever scored in a women’s FIFA competition she not only added a brick to her rapidly growing legacy, she decided one of the classic games ever
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XI from ’12: [No. 3] Alex Morgan
Miraculous, bone-chilling, unfathomable – all these words would suffice, but still none do justice to Alex Morgan’s extra time goal on August 6. It was the 123rd minute of the Olympic semifinal match at
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XI from ’12: [No. 4] Abby Wambach
A hot start to 2012 during a cold January week in Vancouver should have been all the indication needed. Two goals in the opener. Two goals in the next game, two days later. It
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XI from ’12: [No. 5] NWSL is born
If No. 6 on our list of Top XI moments in 2012 was a bit of a downer concerning the start of the year, No. 5 ends with 2012 on a hopeful note for
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XI from ’12: [No. 6] Leagues in transition
The start of 2012 looked rather grim for the future of women’s professional soccer in the United States. January was a whirlwind of news concerning the fate of the floundering WPS. Teams announced a
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XI from ’12: [No. 7] End of the Sundhage era
Looking at Pia Sundhage’s record as coach of the U.S. national team, it is easy to forget the delicate situation she inherited in 2007. The former Swedish striker famously sang to her team on
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XI from ’12: [No. 8] Rapinoe comes out
Megan Rapinoe had a busy year on the field in 2012. Her Olympic performance was one of the U.S. women’s national team’s strongest; she notched three assists. Rapinoe’s most important Olympic contributions include scoring
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XI from ’12: [No. 9] The best club team of all-time
Olympique Lyonnais Feminine have established themselves as the best women’s club team of all time, completing a 2012 that’s left us in need of new standards to measure their excellence. With a perfect year
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XI from ’12: [No. 10] North Carolina back on top
The University of North Carolina entered the 2012 season having not won an NCAA championship or (gasp) even been to a College Cup final since 2009. Such a drought is unthinkable for Tar Heel
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