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iandhr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 01:30 PM
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Team USA beats France 3-1, scores World Cup birth
Source: CNN

The USA women's team advanced to the World Cup finals after beating France 3-1 Wednesday in Frankfurt, Germany.
The second semifinal Wednesday pits Sweden against Japan. The winners will meet for the title on Sunday.
"I feel like our country is behind us, and that now the whole world is watching us, because people realize we've been playing some really good football," USA goalkeeper Hope Solo said after her team defeated Brazil to reach the semifinals.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/07/13/soccer.world.cup.semis/index.html?hpt=hp_c1


YES
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itsrobert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 01:32 PM
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1. And there is a repeat of Pawn Stars coming up on TV
Edited on Wed Jul-13-11 01:33 PM by itsrobert
Both are not important news story. Please post in women's sports forum. Or Soccer forum.
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Ishoutandscream2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 01:34 PM
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3. I'm not a soccer fan, but it is latest breaking
and is a big national story. How about the mods determining where it does or does not belong?
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kwassa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 01:37 PM
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6. Getting into a World Cup Final is a huge news story. Global, in fact.
Sorry you don't like it.
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 01:53 PM
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9. What part of breaking news are you missing?
Please do read the forum rules.


There are things I might not consider news, alas they are BREAKING.

For the record well done ladies.
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itsrobert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 02:34 PM
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18. Read?
Edited on Wed Jul-13-11 02:36 PM by itsrobert
3. Do not post opinion pieces, editorials, frivolous items, or other stories that are not news.

I can post baseball game scores now in Late Breaking News?
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 02:44 PM
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19. The women's team making it to the finals IS NOT
a frivolous item... it is actually a MAJOR sports news.

Look I don't care for Lebron James. I could drop him as far as I can throw him. His contract with the Miami Heat also did belong in LBN.
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 04:29 PM
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26. If it's Game 7 of the World Series, probably
this is pretty much the equivalent.
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 04:27 PM
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25. We do not have a women's sports forum
we have one sports forum, in which women's sports, particularly college basketball, are often discussed as vigorously as the men's variety.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=215
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likesmountains 52 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 08:06 PM
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27. Whoa, ouch...it is 2011. This is news to a lot of people.
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Codeine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 01:33 PM
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2. "birth"?
:rofl:
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Lasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 01:35 PM
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4. And that knucklehead is writing for CNN, not 'Bloggers R Us'
Sheesh.
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Demit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 01:52 PM
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8. Editors and proofreaders probably laid off long ago. What a disgrace.
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BlueMTexpat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 01:59 PM
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11. Ah well, "birth" and women go together!
OMG. :banghead:
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Springer9 Donating Member (268 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 01:59 PM
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12. Brandi Chastain only stripped to her sportsbra
Edited on Wed Jul-13-11 02:00 PM by Springer9
These gals are giving birth right on the pitch?


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VWolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 02:12 PM
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15. That explains why Buehler wasn't on the field
She was obviously giving birth.

Silly me, I thought it was because of that red card against Brazil.
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VWolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 02:14 PM
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17. Well they fixed the headline lol
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krispos42 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 01:37 PM
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5. Rachel Maddow will be all over this tonight
The stuff she played when US be Brazil was great!
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LiberalFighter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 02:07 PM
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13. I had to play it in slow motion to understand what the hell happened.
It looked like there were two US players at the point of contact but it was the goalie that looked like a USA player.

It was an excellent pass and head shot.
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harmonicon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 01:51 PM
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7. Is Hope Solo related to Han Solo?
Either way, it's a sort of awesome name, because you could claim the link.
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damntexdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 01:58 PM
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10. Who got born while they were securing this berth?
And they should pay attention to soccer, not scoring births. Births can be difficult enough, without someone scoring them.

Oh yes, yay for the team!
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VWolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 02:10 PM
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14. How the US managed to win is beyond me
They were outplayed for the first 75 minutes. Two goals within 3 minutes sunk France.

I think Rapinoe coming in off the bench made the difference, but really, the US should have been down 3 by then.

France will be formidable in years to come - they just need a proper keeper.
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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 02:13 PM
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16. What's this got to do with
News Corp ? :shrug:
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girl_interrupted Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 02:49 PM
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Congrats Team USA! Football (Soccer) is the Worlds most popular game.
So happy for them, they never quit, no matter the odds. Can't wait for the next game. And yes, this is Global News, in that Football (Soccer) is the Worlds Most popular game. And I'm so glad it's catching on here. I don't know why anyone would think this should be posted in a women's sports forum. That's insulting, they are a team representing the United State, no matter their gender. So congrats and good luck in the World Cup Finals!
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itsrobert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 03:37 PM
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22. "And I'm so glad it's catching on here"
That's what people were saying last time the women made the finals. They even tried a women's soccer pro league and it failed miserably.
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enlightenment Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 03:44 PM
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23. So, is your issue that it's soccer
instead of a 'real' American sport - or that it is women playing soccer?

You sound increasingly out-of-touch and yet still determined to insert your irrelevant commentary in what you call a 'frivolous' thread.
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girl_interrupted Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 02:49 PM
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20. Congrats Team USA! Football (Soccer) is the Worlds most popular game.
Edited on Wed Jul-13-11 02:50 PM by girl_interrupted
So happy for them, they never quit, no matter the odds. Can't wait for the next game. And yes, this is Global News, in that Football (Soccer) is the Worlds Most popular game. And I'm so glad it's catching on here. I don't know why anyone would think this should be posted in a women's sports forum. That's insulting, they are a team representing the United State, no matter their gender. So congrats and good luck in the World Cup Finals!
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nyy1998 Donating Member (984 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 03:26 PM
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21. Congrats women and good luck in the finals on Saturday!!!
nt
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 04:25 PM
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24. The actual CNN headline read "birth"!
Edited on Wed Jul-13-11 04:25 PM by KamaAina
:dunce:

And since Sweden choked just now, our Finals berth will be against who-dat Japan! :bounce:
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Dappleganger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 08:11 PM
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28. Sweet!
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