Tuesday's Column: U.S. Women's Olympic Team
Details on the U.S. Women's National Team roster announced Monday that will participate in the Olympics was the subject of my weekly column.
Here's Coach Pia Sundhage on the attributes of USC striker Amy Rodriguez:
"She offers speed and not only speed, if you play to her feet she can turn on a dime and just go. That is important in international games. ... In a foot race she will beat many players.
The U.S. departs Friday for a pair of games in Scandinavia before returning home to play two more before the Olympics begin in August.
About 100 Percent Soccer
Sportswriter Nick Green has written the 100 Percent Soccer column since 2005. The blog of the same name began in 2007. A native of England, he began writing about soccer in the mid-1980s and in 2000 permanently exchanged a seat in the stands for one in the press box. He lives six miles from Carson's Home Depot Center, home of the Los Angeles Galaxy, Chivas USA and the training headquarters for U.S. Soccer and is married to a long-suffering soccer widow. Join Nick on FaceBook.
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