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Women's World Cup Completely Arbitrary and Frivolous End-of-Tournament Awards

July 09, 2019

Women's World Cup Completely Arbitrary and Frivolous End-of-Tournament Awards by Lindsay Eanet

Okay. We thought about doing a Best XI. We thought about doing a recap of tournament highlights. But these things are so subjective, even when we can all agree that Sari van Veenendaal has magic hands or that The Rose Lavelle Era Is Here or

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Women's World Cup Notebook: Day 4

June 11, 2019

Women's World Cup Notebook: Day 4 by Lindsay Eanet

Argentina 0-0 Japan It's strange to have a scoreless draw that feels like a major upset, but here we are. The Nadeshiko entered the tournament as juggernauts, having won it all in 2011 and sailing to the finals in 2015. They entered the World Cup

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