Lauren Cheney: An American Olympian

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Ever since Lauren Cheney replaced Abby Wambach on the American Women's Olympic Soccer Team, her career has reached new heights. Cheney left her mark when she scored 20 goals within 30 matches in the under-20 group in 2006.

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Lauren Cheney American Soccer Player :

ONE OF the standout Olympic athletes from America in women’s football (soccer) is Lauren Cheney. I would have written about Abby Wambach since she is great. Unfortunately, she was forced to withdraw from the Olympics after breaking her leg during a game against Brazil. Before talking about Cheney, it would be great to inform the reader that America is in Group G with Japan, Norway, and New Zealand. America enjoys an advantage since it is in first place in the FIFA rank on women’s football (soccer) with 2,200 points. Japan is in 10th place with 1,957 points. New Zealand is in 24th place with 1,724 points. Norway is in fifth place with 2,043 points. Regardless, America’s women’s football Olympic team is not taking any chances. For this reason, Cheney is a standout American Olympic athlete.

Cheney has more reasons to be a standout American Olympic athlete. She is a woman who is made of steel and determination, which originates from her birthplace of Indianapolis, Indiana. Cheney (who is not related to Dick Cheney) is a forward in the United States women’s football (soccer) team who was born on September 13, 1987. Cheney graduated from the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA), where she excelled in two seasons of women’s football. Cheney was able to score 42 goals in 44 games and was able to lead UCLA (otherwise known as the Bruins) to the nationwide semifinals before joining America’s women’s national football (soccer) team.

She left her mark as a forward in the United States women’s national football team by scoring 20 goals within 30 matches in the under-20 (U-20) group in 2006 while undergoing training in the Women’s National Team camp and during her participation in the Resident Training camp. Cheney also scored her first goal in her second professional game. The goal occurred during America vs Mexico game at Foxborough, Massachusetts on April 14, 2007. Cheney also earned her first senior team cap when America played against Germany in the Four Nations Cup Tournament in China during the year 2007.

Cheney started the year 2008 with a blaze of glory by scoring against Finland in the Algarve Cup in Portugal and against Jamaica in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Cheney continued in her blaze of glory until she was selected to replace Wambach. Cheney is going to be the woman to impress people at the women’s football (soccer) games alongside Amy Rodriguez and other members of America’s women’s football (soccer) team.

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