Put all the negative news about FIFA of the past two weeks aside. A month's worth of world class soccer kicks off in Edmonton tomorrow as host Canada faces the Peoples Republic of China at 6 p.m. Eastern in the opening match of the Women's World Cup.
Speaking of which, good to see the Cup on the current covers of both Sports Illustrated and ESPN The Magazine. And especially good seeing Carli Lloyd, a girl I've known since 8th grade and had the privilege of coaching on the Medford Strikers way back when, on the cover of SI. Despite her cover girl status, Lloyd gets only a small blurb along with the other 22 players inside the magazine. But there is a good profile of her online.
SI's Grant Wahl, one of the world's top soccer experts, picks the U.S. to win it all. Carli has scored the winning goal in the last two Olympic gold medal games. So here's a prediction that on July 5 in Vancouver, Carli will score the winning goal as the US. wins its first World Cup since 1999.
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