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Marta Is Good At What She Does

Lost in all the drama surrounding Hope Solo's benching and outburst is this simple fact -- Brazilian soccer star Marta has some pretty slick skills. The above video shows the footwork she used to freeze several American defenders in their tracks, leading to her second goal of the match.Seriously, does anyone think Hope...

Greg Ryan Has a Much Bigger Mouth Than Hope Solo

While most the post-mortem of the USA's horrific 4-0 loss to Brazil has centered around benched goalkeeper Hope Solo throwing coach Greg Ryan under the bus, Jeff Klein of the New York Times soccer blog Goal is writing that Solo's postgame comments aren't the real story. The real story is Greg Ryan's pregame comments about...

Hope Solo Rips Ryan, Scurry: 'Wrong Decision ... I Would Have Made Those Saves'

Team USA goalkeeper Hope Solo was benched before today's 4-0 loss to Brazil, and she isn't going to hold back on either her coach, Greg Ryan, or the more experienced goalie she was benched for, Briana Scurry. "It was the wrong decision, and I think anybody that knows anything about the game knows that," she said. "There's...

Brazil Beats USA in Women's World Cup

(UPDATED) The debacle is over, and the score is 4-0 Brazil. Brazil trounced the United States today in the Women's World Cup semifinal. An own goal from Leslie Osborne got things started in the 20th minute, then Marta scored in the 27th, Christiane scored in the 56th and Marta scored again in the 79th.This is the 23rd time...

Hope Solo Benched for Briana Scurry

Do I actually know who's a better goalkeeper, Briana Scurry or Hope Solo? No.Do I have an opinion about the news that Scurry will replace Solo as the U.S. goalkeeper against Brazil in the women's World Cup semifinal? Yes. I think it stinks. U.S. coach Greg Ryan caught everyone by surprise when he made the change, which was...