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Princeton's Soccer Gem, In Spirit And In Name
by Bonnie DeSimone (Profile/Interview | New York Times - December 2)
Edna Negron assumed that her relatives would be happy when she named her second daughter Esmeralda to honor her Puerto Rican heritage. Instead, some of them questioned her choice. "She won't be able to write that long name until she's in third grade," they told her. Esmeralda mastered it at age 4. more details | go to article

Finding The Fan Foothold
by Bonnie DeSimone (Analysis | Baltimore Sun - November 30)
Over the course of eight years bookended by Olympic gold medals in Athens, Ga., and Athens, Greece, the most important question facing the U.S. women's soccer team was usually "What's next?" That question has been replaced by "What now?" more details | go to article

For Chastain, It's Now About The Book
by Bonnie DeSimone (Profile/Interview | Baltimore Sun - November 30)
Brandi Chastain's teammates called her "Hollywood" long before she ripped off her jersey to celebrate her 1999 World Cup-winning goal and kicked her own marketing potential into a new gear. Initially, the cheerfully self-promoting Chastain was ambivalent about the attention generated by a gesture she insists was unpremeditated. more details | go to article

D.C.'s Prodigy Survives Rocky Debut
by Bonnie DeSimone (Profile/Interview | USA Today - October 27)
Freddy Adu put on five pounds and grew about an inch during his first pro soccer season — a fairly normal spurt for a 15-year-old leading anything but a normal life. Adu said he considers his widely heralded and closely scrutinized freshman year with D.C. United a qualified success. more details | go to article

Man U Name Puts Its City In The Game
by Bonnie DeSimone (Preview | Chicago Tribune - July 21)
This may be England's third-largest city, but Manchester thinks of itself as second. The birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, one-time processor of 80 percent of the world's cotton, Manchester has diversified and transformed itself into a tourist destination. Its rich cultural scene is highlighted by its contributions to rock n' roll. more details | go to article

'94 Cup Put U.S. Soccer On The Map
by Bonnie DeSimone (Analysis | Chicago Tribune - June 18)
Everything about the 1994 World Cup was a success -- except, perhaps, the final match. A record 3.6 million spectators attended the tournament, which dumped a huge surplus into U.S. Soccer's coffers and helped jump-start Major League Soccer in 1996. The U.S. national team had its best showing in more than 60 years, a building block toward qualifying for the next two World Cups. more details | go to article

Where Are They Now: 1994 U.S. Soccer Team
by Bonnie DeSimone (Analysis | Chicago Tribune - June 18)
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Grenada Proves A Spicy Opponent
by Bonnie DeSimone (Result | Chicago Tribune - June 14)
Grenada's soccer team is known as the Spice Boyz, a nod to the island's best-known export: pungent, flavorful nutmeg. What the underdogs added to Sunday's World Cup qualifier against the United States tasted more like cayenne pepper, with the potential to burn. more details | go to article

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A New Role Beckons
by Bonnie DeSimone (Profile/Interview | Chicago Tribune - June 13)
Bobby Convey embodies the future of the U.S. national soccer team--both its potential and its dilemmas. At 21, Convey is in his fifth season as a pro. Nimble and tireless, the D.C. United midfielder and Philadelphia native played on four sides simultaneously last year: his club, the senior national team and two U.S. youth teams. more details | go to article

Cup Road Long, Bumpy
by Bonnie DeSimone (Preview | Chicago Tribune - June 11)
Bruce Arena has a call list rich with players on the rosters of top European clubs and thick-skinned veterans of matches in hostile Central American venues. Heading into the 16-month, 18-match marathon that will decide whether the U.S. soccer team will go to a fifth consecutive World Cup, the head coach says he's bringing more to the table this time too. more details | go to article

Yank Stars In English Soccer
by Bonnie DeSimone (Profile/Interview | Chicago Tribune - June 2)
There is no daydreaming in the net in the English Premier League. Blink at your peril--you might miss something. Blink and you also might lose your job, at least temporarily. "That's what makes England special," said Tim Howard, whose peers recently voted him the best goalkeeper in the Premier League after a stunning debut season with Manchester United. more details | go to article

When You're Freddy Adu, Everything Is Larger Than Life
by Bonnie DeSimone (Profile/Interview | Chicago Tribune - May 30)
Freddy Adu emerges from the shower with a towel wrapped around his slender waist, and for just a second the kid who is well on his way to seeing it all sees something that startles him. His eyes widen over his high, slanting cheekbones. more details | go to article

Spector gets great shot at goal
by Bonnie DeSimone (Profile/Interview | Chicago Tribune - April 7)
Jonathan Spector has observed the recent phenomenon of Freddy Adu-lation from afar without jealousy but with more than casual interest. It will be a boon to Spector, 18, and every other elite soccer player of his generation if Adu lives up to the sensational future predicted for him. Spector played with Adu in last year's under-17 world championships and has seen that promise for himself. more details | go to article

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