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Boston College, UCLA benefitting from DiMartino sisters' backyard ball

BOSTON -- The streets of Sao Paulo and the beaches of Copacabana spawned a new generation of women's soccer players whose technical skill and artistic showmanship helped Brazil dispatch the United States in the recent Women's World Cup.

An American answer might depend on places like the backyard of the DiMartino family home in Massapequa, N.Y., a Long Island suburb of New York City.

Blame Federation for U.S. Performance in Women's World Cup

t's easy to point the finger and blame Greg Ryan for the lackluster performance of the U.S. team at the Women's World Cup in China, for the utter lack of creativity or tactical acumen, for the bizarre decision to switch goalkeepers on the eve of the semifinal, for the head-scratching choice of subbing in two defenders while trailing Brazil 3-0.

U.S. Women's National Team Matches at 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup to be Broadcast Live on ESPN and ESPN2

The U.S. Women’s National Team’s run at the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup will be broadcast live on ESPN and ESPN2, which will combine to present live coverage of all 32 World Cup matches on Sept. 10-30 from China.

U.S. team arrives in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China — With its World Cup opener against North Korea looming, veteran forward Kristine Lilly and other members of the U.S women's soccer team got down to business this week in Shanghai.