The Women’s World Cup Opening Match — a Preview
It's fitting that Germany are opening the 2007 Women's World Cup. Not only are they the reigning world champions, it's quite possible that Germany has become the preeminent country in all facets of...
View ArticleGermany Issues Early Warning to the United States
Germany opened the 2007 Women’s World Cup with an 11-0 throttling of Argentina on Monday and sent an early warning to the United States that it has no intention of ceding its title. Taking advantage of...
View ArticleThe Women’s Game Has Come a Long Way, Baby
The vast improvement in the overall level of play at this year’s Women’s World Cup over previous ones is, in a word, amazing. The contrast between the skills on display at China 2007 and, say, China...
View ArticleGermany Goalpost Follies
When the two European giants of women’s football, Germany and Norway, clash in the World Cup semifinal on Wednesday (8 p.m. in Tianjin, China; 8 a.m., New York time), Germany and its star forward...
View ArticleGerman Planning vs. Brazilian Improvisation
National stereotyping in the service of football journalism is an old and hoary tradition, and hey, we would never indulge in it. Take the title of this post — not our words. They come from Der...
View ArticleFINAL! Germany 2 – Brazil 0
Click on “read more” to see how The Times covered the World Cup final, moment by moment. Final whistle And Germany win back-to-back World Cups! Beginning with the 11-0 pasting of Argentina and...
View ArticleThe Clubs the Women Play For
There’s a way for a federation to run a national women’s soccer team besides the American way, which is to convene the national team players and have them live and work together to the exclusion of all...
View ArticleFor the World Champions, a Heroine’s Welcome
German player Birgit Prinz waving the championship trophy at the Roemer City Hall in Frankfurt. (Boris Roessler/Associated Press) We can’t leave the Women’s World Cup behind without a final salute to...
View ArticleShortlisting the Best Players in the World
Individual awards for players in team sports like soccer are always problematic. There are thousands of players for hundreds of teams who field 11 at a time. That requires a lot of winnowing and too...
View ArticleBest of the Best
Who should receive the men's and women's FIFA Player of the Year awards?
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