Lilly believes US will bloom in Cup
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The early years of Kristine Lilly's national team career were carefree. When the United States played in the first Women's World Cup in China in 1991, the players' profiles were puny and the event barely registered in the sporting world.
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But before you start haranguing Major League Soccer for &quot;losing&quot; Landon Donovan to Germany&#39;s Bayer Leverkusen, remember: This is the way it&#39;s supposed to work.
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Birmingham&#39;s Townsend Hotel expected the United States Ryder Cup players, their wives and maybe a few children this week. But no one thought the players and children could get confused.
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Sven-Goran Eriksson vowed to keep faith with his key players for Wednesdayâs World Cup qualifier in Poland as he rejected any concerns over the form or disciplinary record of David Beckham.
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Shaun Wright-Phillips has set his sights on being picked for England&#39;s World Cup qualifiers after scoring on a scintillating debut for his country.
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Anything is possible for England now. The Champions Trophy, South Africa this winter, the World Cup, the Ashes next summer, global domination, all those things that once
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Mikael Silvestre said he liked the United States âbecause everything is big.â But apparently the soccer is not yet big enough to entice him to relocate across the Atlantic.
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FIFA may assign the 2018 World Cup to its North and Central American and Caribbean region, putting the United States in prime position to host soccer's showcase for the second time in 24 years.
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HOUSTON, Feb. 6 -- Nothing was at stake except national pride -- there were no trophies or tickets to the next World Cup awaiting the winner -- but when the United States and Mexico collide on a soccer field, the ramifications are always magnified.
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SLALEY, England, Aug 17  - England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson says he is prepared to put his faith in the nucleus of the squad that flopped at Euro 2004 as he tries to plot a successful challenge for the World Cup.
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It would be silly to not battle over Lilly.
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Second-half goals by Abby Wambach, Shannon Boxx and Kristine Lilly put the United States into the semifinals of the Women's World Cup with a 3-0 victory Saturday over England.
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The U.S. believes it can exploit Brazil's penchant for defensive breakdowns, lack of organization and habit of losing its composure when the two face off with a trip to the Women's World Cup finals at stake Thursday.
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The U.S. women's national soccer team is thoroughly prepared -- antsy, even -- for their opening-round matchup with North Korea in the Women's World Cup, which will kick off at 5 a.m. on Tuesday.
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match,&#39;&#39; US captain Patrick McEnroe said. ``We&#39;re going to have to do some of. that, but we&#39;re going to have to play smart.
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Briana Scurry will replace Hope Solo as goalkeeper when the United States plays Brazil with a spot in the women's World Cup final on the line.
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Second-half goals by Abby Wambach, Shannon Boxx and Kristine Lilly gave the United States a victory over England in the Womenâs World Cup.