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A big year for the U.S. Women’s National Team, which won the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup, got bigger Monday when it was announced that one of the team’s biggest stars, Alex Morgan, will be among the first women to be on the cover of a game in EA Sports’
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Berkeley residents, students and restaurant employees all moaned, nervously groaned and cheered as they had their eyes glued to the nearest television screen to watch the U.S. Women’s National Team’s stressful journey en route to winning the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Sights like this were abundant in restaurants, bars
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The U.S. Women’s National Team gave Americans an excuse to celebrate the Fourth of July for an extra day Sunday when it routed Japan, 5-2, to win the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Within minutes of the opening whistle, it became clear that this was going to be the United
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For the U.S. Women’s National Team, just about every road from the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup leads to the team trying to redeem its loss in the 2011 final. Now the United States is in the final once again, and Sunday, the team has the perfect opportunity to avenge
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With the semifinal of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup scoreless midway through the second half, the mostly pro-United States crowd rose into an intense fervor as Alex Morgan dribbled the ball at full speed toward the German goal for the U.S. Women’s National Team. The Cal alumna’s path was
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The final scoreline of the U.S. Women’s National Team’s game against China on Friday was a familiar and seemingly unimpressive 1-0 win for the Americans, but they left the pitch knowing they had played their best game of the tournament. The United States’ dominant showing pushed the team to the
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It seems that Christmas will come early this year, as one of the most highly anticipated bouts of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup will actually come to fruition Tuesday. Soccer fans around the world are in for a treat when the U.S. Women’s National Team goes against the No.
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Rarely is an undefeated team as consistently criticized by analysts and its fan base as the U.S. Women’s National Team has been for its performance in the 2015 Women’s World Cup. This is not to say, however, that the criticism hasn’t been well deserved. The United States has struggled to
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The U.S. supporters jumped for joy and passionately displayed their nation’s colors when American midfielder Carli Lloyd managed to score off a crucial penalty kick in the 66th minute. She gave the United States a 2-0 lead and secured its victory against Colombia. More importantly, she rose to the occasion
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For the U.S. Women’s National Team, the reality of its round of 16 fixture against Colombia on Monday is clear: win or suffer the consequences. Despite their mixed performances in the group stage, the Americans will enter the match as the favorites to advance to the quarterfinals. The United States’
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