Hope Solo Gallery
The text sent to U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo, the day before America was to play Japan for the Women's World Cup championship, contained encouragement and affection from her half-brother, David, CEO and president of the Marin and Southern Sonoma Counties' Boys and Girls Clubs. His last sentence was particularly memorable.
“I will be a better brother,” David wrote.
No, our Hope achieved something much more significant - she secured a win for the U.S.soccer team in the Women's World Cup by blocking a penalty kick after time expired with the score tied 2-2, allowing our American girls to move into the semifinals. This, after the refs robbed Team USA (Funny how - during international competition - those bad calls always seem to go against the Americans) by allowing Brazil a successful re-kick of a penalty shot Hope had blocked cleanly the first time.
But even poor officiating can't stop a driven American women. And when there's a whole team of them, well...the rest of the world had best stand clear.
So what exactly makes America so great, you ask? It's because we always have.... Hope:
Hope Solo Bikini
And if we are talking about women's soccer, we must at least tip our cap to one of the boldest, brashest, hottest, clutch performers in US Women's Soccer history, Miss Brandi Chastain. Who can forget 1999?
Alex Morgan
“I will be a better brother,” David wrote.
Hope Solo best goalkeeper
Team USA's Hope Solo: The Force Is With Her
Unlike Hans Solo, Hope doesn't save princesses, young Jedi knights, or the entire galaxy from an evil Empire.No, our Hope achieved something much more significant - she secured a win for the U.S.soccer team in the Women's World Cup by blocking a penalty kick after time expired with the score tied 2-2, allowing our American girls to move into the semifinals. This, after the refs robbed Team USA (Funny how - during international competition - those bad calls always seem to go against the Americans) by allowing Brazil a successful re-kick of a penalty shot Hope had blocked cleanly the first time.
But even poor officiating can't stop a driven American women. And when there's a whole team of them, well...the rest of the world had best stand clear.
So what exactly makes America so great, you ask? It's because we always have.... Hope:
Hope Solo Bikini
And if we are talking about women's soccer, we must at least tip our cap to one of the boldest, brashest, hottest, clutch performers in US Women's Soccer history, Miss Brandi Chastain. Who can forget 1999?
Alex Morgan
Alex Morgan, U.S Women’s Soccer Photo Gallery
Alex Morgan provided the dagger in the U.S. women soccer team‘s 3-1 victory against France in the World Cup Semifinals on Wednesday when she got behind the French defenders to score her first ever World Cup goal. The former Cal Golden Bear plays professionally for the Western New York Flash after being the first overall pick in the 2011 WPS Draft and has provided a spark coming off the bench for Team USA who plays Japan in the World Cup Finals on Sunday.
At 22 years old, Morgan is not only the youngest player on team USA, but also arguably the most attractive member of the team. Here is picture proof.
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