Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Lloyd, Solo, Heath make third Olympic roster (The Associated Press)

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2016, file photo, United States' Carli Lloyd takes a shot at the Costa Rica goal during a CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament soccer match in Frisco, Texas. After being cut from the Under-21 U.S. national team, Lloyd was having a career crisis in 2003. She decided to play out her senior year at Rutgers and

Carli Lloyd, who has scored in the gold-medal winning final for the United States in the last two Olympics, has been named to the national team roster for the Rio Games. Lloyd, who scored three goals in 16 minutes to lead the United States to victory over Japan in the final at last summer's Women's World Cup, joins fellow three-time Olympians midfielder Tobin Heath and goalkeeper Hope Solo on the roster announced Tuesday. The United States has won the last three Olympic gold medals.


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