U.S. edges Japan for gold, payback
WEMBLEY, England – Abby Wambach didn’t put on her “Greatness Has Been Found” T-shirt right away. She instead strayed from her teammates and knelt alone at midfield – and cried into a U.S. flag.
Yes, greatness has been found. And payback has been achieved. The Americans are again on top of the women’s soccer world.
They won their third straight Olympic gold medal Thursday, beating Japan 2-1 in a rematch of last year’s World Cup final and avenging the most painful loss in their history.
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