{"id":1285,"date":"2011-05-20T12:39:23","date_gmt":"2011-05-20T16:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bitpost.com\/blog\/?p=1285"},"modified":"2011-07-29T08:12:30","modified_gmt":"2011-07-29T12:12:30","slug":"meet-the-best-women-soccer-players-on-the-planet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitpost.com\/blog\/2011\/meet-the-best-women-soccer-players-on-the-planet\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the best women soccer players on the planet"},"content":{"rendered":"

These are the smartest players in the world. They will destroy you. Watching them move the ball is better than poetry.<\/p>\n

And we hung out with them on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Literally. Even though the official roster<\/a> for the United States Women’s National Soccer Team has just recently been announced, we were lucky enough to host a friendly with Japan at the Cary soccer park, right here in town – and we were 15 feet from the field! And after they shredded on the field for an hour and a half, they came over to hang out with their fans and sign autographs. The US Women’s National Soccer Team been doing this for decades. They are truly amazing people.<\/p>\n

Don’t miss this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup<\/a>, starting in Germany on June 26th. 16 teams battle it out towards the final match on July 17.<\/p>\n

Here’s Amy Rodriguez (who scored the first goal of the 2-0 victory) and Abby Wambach (my personal hero) signing Wren and Reiley’s jerseys. Holy crap.<\/p>\n

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These are the smartest players in the world. They will destroy you. Watching them move the ball is better than poetry. And we hung out with them on Wednesday. Literally. 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