| Academy of Champions: Soccer
Academy of Champions: Soccer is an upcoming Wii-exclusive soccer game from Ubisoft. The game puts players in a school-like setting where they’ll mingle with other players, training to become soccer greats. The game features light-hearted graphics and feel, as well as some solid on the field soccer mechanics that will please many soccer fans. Academy of Champions features Pele, soccer superstar extraordinaire, as an "Obi-Wan" character of sorts, the Headmaster of the Academy. Under his tutelage (which emphasizes the idea of teamwork and passing over personal glory), you’ll go through 4 terms at the Academy, in which you’ll train, interact with other students, and play a lot of matches. You’ll have the ability to take your team of five to glory either by training them to be successful on the pitch or trade around to get the best team possible.
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.
When: 6 pm TV: Fox Soccer Channel
Outlook: While the Sol is the first team in Women's Professional Soccer to secure a playoff spot and is likely to clinch the regular season title and a pass into the championship game, the Freedom now finds itself in a logjam in the middle of the pack. In fourth place with 16 points, Washington is a few points from second place but just four points out of last place. The Freedom fell, 2-1, to Chicago on Wednesday, making its remaining seven games critical. Washington has struggled against the Sol, losing twice and being outscored 5-1. Los Angeles, whose only loss was on May 2 to Boston, features a dynamic attack led by the world's best player, Brazilian forward Marta. Washington, meanwhile, has dropped two straight and scored just three goals in its past five matches, going 1-3-1 in those games.
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