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Euro 2012 preparation in full swing

LONDON, England - With 100 days to go until Euro 2012, the leading candidates for the title will approach Wednesday’s friendly games knowing that this will be their last opportunity to experiment until the end of the season. One of the more interesting match-ups sees England host the Netherlands at Wembley Stadium, a game that will [...]

February 28, 2012No CommentRead More

Sweet revenge US

VANCOUVER, BC – The United States’ women’s soccer team wasn’t about to let Mexico get in its way again. Midfielder Carli Lloyd led the way with her first career hat trick for the American national team in a 4-0 win over Mexico at the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament. The United States clinched first place in [...]

January 24, 2012No CommentRead More

Sinclair leads Canada to semis

VANCOUVER, BC – Christine Sinclair scored a goal and assisted on another as Canada blanked Cuba 2-0 in CONCACAF women’s Olympic soccer qualifying action Saturday. Canada remained unbeaten after two games and clinched a semifinal berth with one preliminary-round game remaining. Cuba fell to 0-2 and was eliminated from playoff contention. The eight-team tournament will [...]

January 22, 2012No CommentRead More

Canada start OQ with 6-0 win

VANCOUVER, BC It didn’t take Christine Sinclair long to make her presence felt at the CONCACAF women’s Olympic qualifying tournament. Sinclair scored four goals and assisted on another as Canada opened the North American, Central American and Caribbean zone tournament with a 6-0 win over Haiti on Thursday night. The Canadians got the strong start [...]

January 20, 2012No CommentRead More