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Sports NewsGermany 3, Norway 0: Germany Earns Spot in Women’s World Cup Final2007-09-27 06:01 - Defending champion Germany, who reached the final of the Women’s World Cup after a convincing victory over Norway, will face the winner of United States-Brazil. U.S. Women Brace for Brazil Challenge 2007-09-27 06:01 - The U.S. women’s World Cup team will have a difficult challenge in Thursday’s semifinal against the Brazil team led by the artistry of Marta, the FIFA women’s player of the year. Soccer Notebook: Roma Faced With Big Games and Injuries 2007-09-27 05:35 - A.S. Roma will play Fiorentina on Sunday without its star striker, Francesco Totti, who is out with a thigh injury. Victory Gives Brazil Date With the U.S. 2007-09-26 06:01 - Cristiane scored in the 75th minute to give Brazil a 3-2 victory against Australia on Sunday. Brazil advanced to its first berth in the semifinals of the women’s World Cup. Scoring Spree Lifts United States Into Semifinals 2007-09-26 06:01 - Second-half goals by Abby Wambach, Shannon Boxx and Kristine Lilly gave the United States a victory over England in the Women’s World Cup. United States Beats Sweden on Two Goals by Wambach 2007-09-26 06:01 - Abby Wambach’s two goals moved the Americans into position to qualify for the quarterfinals at the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Coming Back From Injury 2007-09-26 06:01 - As a young kid, after an injury, you?re kind of reluctant to go in on tackles again, but I guess that’s just part of the process. A Player Lands Comfortably on a Solid Team in Israel 2007-09-26 05:36 - Leo Krupnik, a Jewish immigrant from Ukraine to California, is now a professional soccer player for an Israeli-Arab team one can find using Google. Two-Way Mirror, Cameras and Accusations of Spying 2007-09-26 05:35 - The day before their match with China, Denmark team officials found two men with video cameras sitting behind a two-way mirror in the room where the team was about to hold a strategy meeting. M.L.S. Playoff Picture Coming Into Focus 2007-09-26 05:35 - The two division leaders in Major League Soccer ? D.C. United in the East and Houston in the West ? and New England have clinched playoff berths. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 |
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