Olympic Soccer - Today’s Results
Today was the women on the pitch and the featured game was Brazil vs Nigeria. Nigeria jumped on the board first with a penalty kick in the first half but then Brazil responded in impressive fashion as they hit for three goals in response all before half time. It was a most impressive day [...]
US Women Break Thru For First Win
The US women’s soccer team shook off their lethargy from their first game of the tournament when they lost 2-0 to Norway and came back with a 1-0 win over Japan. They did it with one minute of brilliance as they scored a nice goal off the foot of Carli Lloyd from a [...]
USA Women Upset By Norway in First Round Action
Norway’s women’s soccer team pulled off a stunning 2-0 win over the United States in Group G action at the 2008 Beijing Games on Wednesday morning.
The Norwegians earned the upset with a pair of swift goals as Leni Larsen Kaurin struck in the second minute, while fellow forward Melissa Wiik added a second goal [...]
North Korea Womens’ Team Arrive in China Full Of Hope
More than 40 Olympians from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) arrived in Beijing Saturday morning, with a delegation official anticipating an Olympic miracle from the women’s soccer team — maybe a gold medal.
“We all expect the women’s soccer team to win (an Olympic gold). The girls are ready to create an [...]
A First - Myanmar Female Referee To Work Olympic Soccer
A Myanmar female referee is to make her debut in the upcoming women’s soccer event at the Beijing Olympic Games next week in China, according to state-run newspaper The Myanmar Alin on Saturday.
Myanmar’s international female linesperson Kaw Jar, who will be the first Myanmar women’s referee permitted to take such responsibility in the Olympic [...]
