Monday, August 1, 2016

Women's soccer: US looks for gold and brings the drama (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

While a labor dispute simmers at home, the U.S. women's national soccer team is set to travel across Brazil as the favorite to win its fourth straight Olympic gold medal. Seeking to clinch its fifth gold medal since women's soccer became an Olympic sport in 1996, the U.S. makes its debut against New Zealand on Aug. 3 - two days before the opening ceremony in Rio. Second-ranked Germany, fifth-ranked Australia, sixth-ranked Sweden and host Brazil loom as potential quarterfinal opponents.


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