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World Cup Qualifying Crisis Puts US Women Back in the Spotlight

All the U.S. women's national team had to do to get a little attention is suffer the most embarrassing loss in the program's 25-year history. And they know it. "Its so funny we are getting major coverage all over ESPN now because we lost to mexico..we don't ever get this much coverage," midfielder Carli Lloyd tweeted on...

Opinion: World Cup Frenzyless

(July 9) -- Now let me get this straight. The World Cup is the most exciting sporting event on the face of the planet, right? OK, then. What's second place? The New England Spinsters Knitting Circle Seniors Tour? That would make Supermodels Filling In Crossword Puzzles With Leaky Ink Pens a close third. Let's not forget...

Up Late With Screamin A? No Thanks

There's only one question to be asked following word that Showtime officials are seriously pondering offering a late-night talk show to columnist and talk show host Stephen A. Smith. Have these executives been spending too much time sampling the product on the set of their show "Weeds?" The pay-cable channel, in an...

Chastain Not Ready to Give Up Playing Soccer

The world's most famous sports bra isn't ready to retire just yet. Brandi Chastain, whose spontaneous, shirtless, on-field celebration of a World Cup victory over China in 1999 brought unprecedented attention to her sport, was released recently by FC Gold Pride of the Women's Professional Soccer League, leaving her...

WPS Commissioner Tonya Antonucci Reflects on Inaugural Season

This summer hardly has been the ideal time to start a women's soccer league. While the recession saps the enthusiasm and income from potential sponsors and fans, a series of high-profile events like the Confederations Cup, World Cup qualifying and the tours of popular European clubs such as Barcelona and Chelsea have...

Brandi Chastain News From the Web

05/20/12 Mercury News editorial: Brandi Chastain is right about... Source: The Mercury News - San Jose CA Bay Area soccer superstar Brandi Chastain doesn't need any help defending her position, on or off the field.
05/20/12 2012 WINGED FOOT AWARD: Meet the finalists Source: Naples Daily News - Naples FL The 2012 winner of the Winged Foot Scholar-Athlete Award will be announced Thursday night at Waldorf Astoria Naples.
05/16/12 Pizarro: BAWSI puts star athletes, coaches at kids'... Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel - Santa Cruz CA Brandi Chastain, the San Jose soccer star whose reputation was built on the global stage, was in Sacramento for a ceremony Monday to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Title IX with a state resolution.
05/16/12 Soccer star shares highlights at Challenge Team... Source: Los Altos Town Crier - Los Altos CA Soccer superstar Brandi Chastain recounted learning from experience that a love of soccer and simple acts of kindness can transform lives.
05/14/12 Calif. lawmaker blasts Title IX before soccer star Source: The Modesto Bee If Brandi Chastain could have cried foul, she would have.

Background on Brandi Chastain

Brandi Denise Chastain (born July 21, 1968) is a professional American soccer defender and midfielder who plays for the team California Storm of Women's Premier Soccer League and is a former member of the United States women's national soccer team.

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