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Ryan Nelson has joined New Zealand’s Olympic soccer team. He was released to play by English Premiere League club’s Blackburn Rovers (he is their captain). The only catch is that he can’t play in all of the games - he’ll participate in the first […]
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Spain has won the 2008 Euro Cup! They faced off against Germany today for the cup final and ultimately won 1-0. There were so many close calls and truly heartbreaking moments for the German team. For continuing soccer coverage, visit The Footie.
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The co-captains of the United States Olympic Soccer team are giving new meeting to the term “Soccer mom.” Kate Markgraf, 31 and Christie Rampone, 32 both have pre-school age children–and both will be heading to Beijing in August to compete on the US Olympic Soccer team. This is the third Olympics for both women. They […]
Enough said.
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Answer: It was in 1996, at the Olympic Games held in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
That was their first Olympic appearance as an official event. (See prior posting)
Unlike men’s football, no age restriction is applied to the tournament. The final attracted 76,000 spectators - a record for a women’s sporting event.
While modern men’s football has existed since […]
It was during the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris that the sport, Football, became part of the the Olympic programme. It’s good to note that in the coming 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, the sport will celebrate its 108th year. It is considered significant, if not vital, to the sport’s continued success and popularity.
Women’s Football […]
… in Paul Johnson’s list.
The Australia’s Top 101 athletes list that was published on Alpha magazine pushed him to mull it over and come up with his own. But instead of listing 101 of them, he picked the top 25 that he thinks is notable.
Steve Waugh - cricket
Shane Warne - cricket
Pat Rafter - tennis
Mick Doohan […]
The Football Associations of Wales and Scotland boycotted a British Olympics Association meeting recently, which resulted to a decision made to form a “British” women’s team for the 2008 Beijing Games and men’s and women’s teams for the 2012 London Games.
This action is due to their objection to any step that can lead to an […]
The US Women’s National Team is currently playing the Chinese Taipei on their second-to-last domestic friendly [sixth domestic game for the summer/fall season] at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California. You can watch it over at ESPN.
Meanwhile, you can view the unofficial Halftime Stats should you fail to get a hold of the telly’s […]
The World Cup in Germany is over so I’ve decided to post the result of the last LTT Poll.
Poll Question: World Cup 2006: Which country will you be supporting?
Brazil: 27% (11)
USA: 20% (8)
Australia: 15% (6)
England: 10% (4)
Germany: 7% (3)
France: 5% (2)
None: 5% (2)
Sweden: 2% (1)
Czech Republic: 2% (1)
Angola: 2% (1)
Italy: 2% (1)
Total Votes : 40 […]
The Olympic Torch is just part of what Light the Torch covers. We discuss the coming Beijing Olympics as well as future and past Olympic Games, Olympic athletes, and Olympics issues and news.
Written by Sandy Mitchell [email] for b5media.
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