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While we celebrate the 5-2 victory of the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team against Japan, we can’t help but to see this as historic but maybe not in the way you would think.  Yes to say that they took their defeat last year hard but never let it stop those from working even harder at their tasks for this victory would be an understatement.  They put in the work and the results speak for themselves.  This victory is historic for what we learned after the win. According to an article written by Chris Isidore for CNN Money titled “ Women World Cup champs win waaaaay less money than men ” it reports that “ the U.S women's World Cup team are champs. But they're being paid far less than men on losing teams. The women's team won $2 million from FIFA for winning this year's tournament. Last year, the German men's team collected $35 million after winning the 2014 World Cup.  That works out to a little less than 6 cents on the dollar.  In fact the 16 men's teams that were el...

I was somewhat confused when I read Nicole Fabian-Weber ’s article titled Mom Brings Dead Son to Soccer Game in which she writes “ When 17-year-old  Cristopher Alexander Jácome Sanguino  was  shot and killed  in a drive-by outside his home in Colombia, I don't think he imagined that he'd be at a  soccer game the next day .”   Several thoughts entered my head and the one that stood out better than the rest was what the heck was this mother thinking. Regardless of how passionate anyone feels about one sport or team, inviting 200 people to the funeral held at a cemetery is one thing but to bring a dead body to the sporting event leaves me speechless.   What this does teach us is the decision that others make can give us an eagle eye view into the type of person we are.   If we can look at what others do and determine if we would follow the same path, helps define us.   I am not demised by what this parent has done but I am much better off beca...