US Women Beat Brazil for Olympic Soccer Gold Medal. Is this great or what?
ATHENS, Greece — An hour after the game, Mia Hamm was still on the field, hugging, crying, and posing for pictures with an Olympic gold medal around her neck.
Then, finally, she left.
After 17 years, 153 goals and 266 games -- including a grueling overtime finale -- it was time for her to go.
"There are few times in your life where you get to write the final chapter the way you want to," Hamm said. "I think a lot of us did that tonight."
Hamm and the rest of the Fab Five had just enough left in their thirtysomething bodies for one more triumph in their final tournament together. Led by two goals from the next generation, the United States beat Brazil 2-1 Thursday to claim the Olympic title. ...
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