BACK WITH THE USA Lilly gets called to National Team
Kristine Lilly has gotten another call up to the U.S. Women's National Team
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CHICAGO ---Kristine Lilly, the most capped player in the history of soccer has been called back to the national team after nearly a two year layoff from international play. Lilly, who was an all-star for the Boston Breakers last season, missed the 2008 Olympics and the lead up to it while she was pregnant. She had not been called to the team since the end of 2008 when she played briefly in a pair of victory tour matches. Complete story
BACK WITH THE USA Lilly gets called to National Team
CHICAGO ---Kristine Lilly, the most capped player in the history of soccer has been called back to the national team after nearly a two year layoff from international play. Lilly, who was an all-star for the Boston Breakers last season, missed the 2008 Olympics and the lead up to it while she was pregnant. She had not been called to the team since the end of 2008 when she played briefly in a pair of victory tour matches. Complete story
THE BEAS IS BACK Midfielder steps front and center into U.S.'s World Cup picture
AMSTERDAM -- In an obtuse way, DaMarcus Beasley can thank Dutch midfielder Nigel de Jong for helping him to get back into the running for a spot on the U.S. World Cup team. Complete story
HOLD IT, HOLDEN Broken leg sidelines midfielder 6 weeks
U.S. Men’s international midfielder Stuart Holden suffered a fractured fibula in Wednesday’s 2-1 loss to the Netherlands and will be out approximately six weeks. Complete story
IN DUTCH U.S. Men fall to the Netherlands, 2-1
AMSTERDAM -- For 87 minutes Wednesday, the United States had little reason to believe it had a chance to do anything offensively, let alone put a decent shot on goal against the Netherlands.
But the Americans staged a furious 11th-hour rally that made for an intriguing finish, falling short in a 2-1 loss at the Amsterdam ArenA. Complete story
