Well the US Women's soccer team gave it their all on Sunday in the World Cup Finals. In an epic battle against Japan, the game came down to penalty kicks. How almost our whole roster missed their shots is beyond me, but with that said, we shouldn't have even let it get to a PK situation. I mean, if we got points for hitting the post it would have been game over early. Not to take any credit away from Japan, they had a USA vs. Brazil-esque finish to send them into PKs. They played with heart and we just couldn't bring home the trophy. The good thing that came out of this, our team is more united than they have ever been. I suspect we'll get a full returning roster with the exception of Christie Rampone who is 36 and will most likely retire soon.
Here are some fun facts for you: we have to give the women credit, the World Cup Finals gave ESPN their
highest ratings for a soccer game to date with roughly 13.5 million viewers tuning in. That's a lot of people watching a sport that is barely appreciated in the states. In addition to everyone watching, there were roughly 7,196 tweets per second, which is more than the royal wedding.
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