2010 Packers: Charmed?

As I watched the Women's World Cup, I was haunted by a feeling, almost like I had seen this show before. Something eerily familiar about all this, I kept thinking. * Strong team players, with a particularly charismatic team leader. * Slow starters, almost needing to have their backs against the wall before waking up. * Despite outplaying their opponents, often relied on big, heroic plays at the end to pull out a win. Who am I talking about? Well, sure, I'm talking about Hope Solo and the Women's National Team, but we could also easily be talking about the 2010 Green Bay Packers. And we almost....almost....saw a complete repeat of last February's cardiac events, with near-misses and heroic finishes needed to pull out game after game. Almost. Yes, the margin of victory for the Women's World Cup was pretty slim, coming down to penalty kicks that never should have had to happen in the first place. Missed opportunities came back to haunt them in the final ga...