shockedcanadian
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First NBA all stars lose their first two tune up games, now U.S womens team lose their first game in a long time.
The similarities between the two teams? Maybe in their so-called activism?
Recall the 1980s and the Olympics when Americans were proud and unified. If you have a patriotic nation you win in sports, you win on the world stage, you can confront real enemies in warfare and they can't influence your citizens to turn their backs on their country.
It's only one loss for this team but it seems so much has changed already in the last year.
The U.S. women’s soccer team had its 44-game winning streak snapped in its first match of the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday, losing to Sweden 3-0.
While the opening ceremonies don’t get started until Friday, the U.S. women’s soccer team is among the handful of squads who start days before the Games officially get underway. But the early opportunity to get a quick win to start the Games was nullified.
Sweden got started early with a Stina Blackstenius header from the right side, beating American goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher.
Blackstenius would score again in the 54th minute of the match to put Sweden up two goals, and the final nail in the coffin for the U.S. would come from Linda Hurting, who replaced Blackstenius in the 64th minute.
The similarities between the two teams? Maybe in their so-called activism?
Recall the 1980s and the Olympics when Americans were proud and unified. If you have a patriotic nation you win in sports, you win on the world stage, you can confront real enemies in warfare and they can't influence your citizens to turn their backs on their country.
It's only one loss for this team but it seems so much has changed already in the last year.
US women's soccer's epic unbeaten streak comes to an end in Olympics match
The U.S. women’s soccer team had its 44-game winning streak snapped in its first match of the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday, losing to Sweden 3-0.
www.foxnews.com
The U.S. women’s soccer team had its 44-game winning streak snapped in its first match of the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday, losing to Sweden 3-0.
While the opening ceremonies don’t get started until Friday, the U.S. women’s soccer team is among the handful of squads who start days before the Games officially get underway. But the early opportunity to get a quick win to start the Games was nullified.
Sweden got started early with a Stina Blackstenius header from the right side, beating American goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher.
Blackstenius would score again in the 54th minute of the match to put Sweden up two goals, and the final nail in the coffin for the U.S. would come from Linda Hurting, who replaced Blackstenius in the 64th minute.