Stories By Jeff Kassouf
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Analysis
/ 14 years agoNews and notes on the penultimate day of the Women's World Cup
Playing with 10 women for 22 minutes, Sweden defeated France 2-1 in the third place game on Saturday. That sends Sweden...
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Analysis
/ 14 years agoSocial media lifts Women's World Cup to new heights
The 1999 Women’s World Cup was big, but it wasn’t Twitter big. It wasn’t a hash-tagging, trending topics, Facebook commenting, YouTube...
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International
/ 14 years agoAshleigh Gunning Q+A: On WPS, W-League and that other W-League
On June 17, Ashleigh Gunning officially signed with WPS club magicJack. With nine players missing on Women’s World Cup duty...
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Analysis
/ 14 years agoJapan just keeps on rolling, beats Sweden 3-1
It just wasn’t Sweden’s day. The way Wednesday’s Women’s World Cup semifinal between Sweden and Japan played out, these two teams...
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Analysis
/ 14 years agoUSA advances to Women's World Cup final with 3-1 win over France
For the first time since that magical July day in 1999, the United States is through to the Women’s World Cup...
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/ 14 years agoHALFTIME: USA 1-0 France
Lauren Cheney’s ninth minute goal has given the United States a 1-0 lead over France at halftime in the semifinal of...
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Analysis
/ 14 years agoUSA, France to battle Wednesday for berth in final
Sixteen seconds before Abby Wambach’s historic equalizing goal hit the back of the net in Dresden, Germany on Sunday, Ali Krieger...
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/ 14 years agoComposed Japan faces confident Sweden in 'that other semifinal'
Lost in the whirlwind of American media attention is Wednesday’s other Women’s World Cup semifinal between Japan and Sweden. Yes there...
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/ 14 years agoMonday Media: America cares
Is it 1999? Did Brandi Chastain’s image just define a sporting decade with her celebration? The amount of coverage the United...
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/ 14 years agoTen Talking Points: USA beats Brazil in epic heavyweight clash
By now you all know that the United States Women’s National team beat Brazil 5-3 on penalty kicks on Sunday (and...