I GOT TO MEET THE US WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM!!!!

brlnsoccerchick19 · September 30th, 2004, 12:13 am

OH MY! Tonight at Heinz Field following the US Womens' National team beatig Iceland, my college team and I actually got to meet the ENTIRE team and get their autographs...they are all so nice and everything! They would even carry on a conversation with us...it was just so awesome. These women are just nice, down to earth, and WONDERFUL PEOPLE!!!

Post by **Gunner18** » September 30th, 2004, 12:44 am

o yea? well i got to meet Rio Ferdinand of Manchester United...he holds the record for highest paid defender in the world! so there! haha

anyway thats cool tho that you got to meet them

brlnsoccerchick19 · September 30th, 2004, 10:30 am

Well, I'm not all into the European soccer anyway, so that wouldn't mean too much to me. But...getting to actually carry on a conversation with Abby Wambach?! Now THAT is something I can appreciate!

Former Wildcat · Post by **Former Wildcat** » September 30th, 2004, 1:57 pm

Was this before or after Ferdinand got suspended for a year and cost his team a shot at the Premier League and Champions League? Not to mention hurting England in Euro 2004. I assume it was before.

Post by **Gunner18** » September 30th, 2004, 2:44 pm

you assume incorrectly, it was during his ban...on Man U's pre-season tour of the USA, it was in Philadelphia, Rio came with the team to continue training and do a bit of publicity as well. and whilst the United decline did coincide with the banning of Ferdinand, one cannot put the blame on the missing Rio. United are true champions and can win with any one person missing from the squad, there were several other key factors that led to the fall of the Red Devils last season, as well as England in the Euros...Beckham was awful, Rooney broke his foot...to put the blame squarely on Rio's shoulders is absurd.

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