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23 Feb. 2009
Athens, Greece
U.S. women's soccer players Briana Scurry (L), Mia Hamm (C) and Brandi Chastain celebrate after beating Brazil in the gold medal match at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games in this August 26, 2004 file photo. In a time of such financial turmoil it would be easier to think back on a giddy season of success highlighted by an Olympic gold medal in Beijing rather than to look ahead to an uncertain future. But for members of the U.S. soccer team, who would likely have suffered a low media profile until the 2011 World Cup and 2012 Olympics, this year is now bright with possibilities, most of them centred on the return to the country of women's professional soccer. To match feature SOCCER/WOMEN REUTERS/Jeff J Mitchell/Files
