Women's football
By Szabo Gabor, 28th Oct 2010 | Follow this author
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Lots of women like playing football. Do you know that there are women’s football teams? Moreover there was a Women's World Cup in 1999.
Women's World Cup
Who won the World Cup in 1999? The answer is: the USA. They beat China one-nil in the final with a penalty. I'm talking about the Women's World Cup, of course. Over 90,000 people watched the final in Pasadena, Los Angeles. This is a record for a women's sporting event in the United States. Ten million people also watched the match on television.
Number 9 shirts
Before the tournament started, Mia Hamm, the scorer of over 100 goals in international football, made a TV advert with basketball legend. Michael Jordan. They asked 'moms and dads' from all over America to bring their families to the matches - and they did. During the tournament, young Americans happily wore number 9 shirts with 'Hamm’ on the back. Other women football players were often in the newspapers. We learnt a lot about them. For example, we know that the captain Julie Foudy loves doughnuts!
The USA won
However, the important thing was the football. In the semi-final match against Brazil, the USA won, but played quite badly and nervously. In the other semi-final, China easily beat the champions Norway by five goals to nil. In the final, the two teams played brilliantly, and showed they can play a 'male' sport successfully. After the final, President Clinton said: They played well. It was an exciting game.'
Links
On femalesoccer.net you can read the latest news and sport events. This is the official website of women’s football. Visit the team websites, know the players, read about lifestyles and watch galleries. If you are really interested in this topic you can subscribe to a newsletter.
Comments
29th Oct 2010 (#)
I remember the game well.
Thank you for sharing.:)
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