The United States beat China in penalty kicks to win the Women's World Cup on Saturday. The play of Michelle Akers was inspirational. With their win, the U.S. women may see a real payday. Fans in China were calm after loss.
Male fans are of different minds on women's sports.
Brazil defeated Norway for third place . For the three-week duration of the third Women's World Cup, the U.S. players used every opportunity to emphasize that they were, above all else, a solidly united team and that it would take the contributions of many to establish their legacy on the tournament's final day at the Rose Bowl. Today their predictions, and their beautiful dreams, came true. Before a crowd of 90,185, the largest to witness a women's athletic event, one U.S. player after another stepped forward to make a decisive play that sustained them through a tense scoreless overtime tie, then lifted them to victory by the narrowest of margins over China. Thousands painted or otherwise decorated in red, white and blue jumped in jubilation.