| Nigeria: Beach Soccer - World Trophy My Target - Coach Audu
I feel elated to have won the soccer cup for the country being my first time as a national coach and I am aiming to achieve more feats in the game". While responding on the team toughest match throughout the event, coach Audu narrated that they faced a turbulent task in their match against the Egyptians who gave them tough time. He added that it was the grace of God for them to have won the game. "We had a tough match against the Egyptians, it take the grace of God for us to have won the game because they really played us to the task. At the end we came out victorious and it is due to God's mercy", said Audu. .
From Mia to Marta: Brazilian superstar captures 1999 magic
Since there was no organized soccer for girls, she simply played with the neighborhood boys. "We just put two rocks down and those were the goals. We played all day. It didn't matter where," the best player in women's soccer says through a Portuguese translator. Thousands of miles away, the most significant event in U.S. women's team sports history was taking place. Friday marks the 10th anniversary of the final of the 1999 Women's World Cup, an epic game vs. China which ended with Brandi Chastain's winning penalty kick in front of more than 90,000 fans at the Rose Bowl and 40 million watching at home. Marta, who goes by her first name as is tradition in her country, had no idea the event was taking place. Though Brazil finished third, the achievement was barely noticed in a country where the beautiful game is a man's game.
Old and new talent join GB Soccer
As the Golden Bears soccer team prepares for a year of smallbut-significant turnover, ten new players have entered the fold to try to make it on to the final roster. Among the possible new Bears so far are a Canada West veteran, five experienced Calgarians, and a number of local high-school products. The biggest names are Alvaro Campos, a transferring starter from the Saskatchewan Huskies, as well as former Mount Royal Cougar Milan Timotijevic. But there's no guarantee they'll be wearing the Green and Gold when the season starts. “There's ten players committed to coming here in the fall, but there's a big difference between ‘committed' and being there at the start of training camp in August," said Bears head coach Len Vickery. “Although, whether it's eight, nine, or ten that show up on that particular date, it just serves notice to the entire squad—or those returning players—that competition for places this year is going to be extremely tough, and it's great to have that situation.
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