Hope Solo was listed in the starting lineup for the U.S. women's soccer team in the Olympic qualifier against Costa Rica.
Solo was in the starting 11 announced before kickoff of the game Friday night at BC Place in Vancouver.
Solo has been battling a slightly pulled quadriceps in her right leg. She aggravated the injury Tuesday against Mexico and underwent acupuncture and other treatments to get ready for the Costa Rica game.
The winner earns one of two berths from the CONCACAF region for the Summer Games in London.
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January 26, 2012
Hope Solo has an ailing leg, the result of some extra work she was putting in to get back into playing shape after "Dancing With the Stars."
The timing isn't the greatest. The US women's soccer team is about to play the game that determines whether it goes to the Olympics.
"We have to make a decision whether she is 100 percent to go or not," coach Pia...
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January 27, 2012
Hope Solo was listed in the starting lineup for the U.S. women's soccer team in the Olympic qualifier against Costa Rica.
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January 26, 2012
The U.S. soccer team goalkeeper Hope Solo was back on the practice field Thursday, one day before the game that will determine whether the Americans go to the Olympics.
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January 25, 2012
Goalkeeper Hope Solo has a leg injury that could keep her out of the game that determines whether the United States women’s national team goes to the Olympics.
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January 27, 2012
In the end, what matters is that the U.S. women's soccer team is going to the Olympics. What the players won't soon forget is how hard they had to work get there.
The Americans booked their way to London on Friday night with a 3-0 victory over Costa Rica in the semifinals of the CONCACAF qualifying tournament, a game more suspenseful than most anyone expected.
Tobin Heath...
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January 28, 2012
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- So much was on the line for the U.S. women's soccer team that maybe some jitters were understandable. When a 30-yard shot hit the frame of goal post, leaving the ball sitting in front of an empty net, the hearts really started pounding."That," defender Rachel Buehler said, "was a very intense moment in the game."Buehler motored...
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January 29, 2012
AROUND THE WORLD
Well let’s get to it. The United States Women’s National
Team is going to London this summer. I knew they would put on a clinic and
advance. That statement seems a tad arrogant but honestly, they are STILL
ranked #1 in the world. So saying they wouldn’t advance to the 2012 Summer
Olympics is foolish. The 14-0, 13-0, 4-0, 3-0 wins speak volumes. WNT...
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