Black folks are tired of having to go above and beyond to be accepted in something we earn and deserve, like Sydney Leroux. She is only second to the great Abby Wambach in goals scored for the last few years… So why is she not a shoe in to start this summer in the World Cup? Starting with Coach Jill Ellis, the U.S. Women’s World Cup squad will have a distinctive mid-Atlantic flavor. Six weeks before the roster deadline, the British-born but Virginia-raised Ellis on Tuesday settled on her 23-player team that will head to Canada this summer in pursuit of its first global title since 1999. The squad includes two members of the Washington Spirit pro club, two University of Virginia Cavaliers and a former locally based scoring ace. Ellis, in charge since last spring, is a graduate of Fairfax County’s Robinson Secondary School and William and Mary, and was a college assistant at Maryland and Virginia. Right back Ali Krieger and backup goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris play locally for the Spirit in the National Women’s Soccer League. Krieger, who started at the 2011 World Cup in Germany, has deep local ties: She embraced the sport in Prince William Soccer, a youth club, and starred at Forest Park High School in Woodbridge. In spring 2003, she was The Post’s All-Met player of the year. “I’m very honored and privileged to represent my country as a member of this incredible group of footballers,” Krieger said. “We are well-prepared, motivated, determined and ready to succeed.” Defender Becky Sauerbrunn and midfielder Morgan Brian came from the elite U-Va. program. Sauerbrunn, 29, also played for the Washington Freedom in the WPS, the NWSL’s predecessor. At 22, Brian is the youngest member of the U.S. squad. In both 2013 and ’14, she won the Hermann Trophy as the nation’s best collegiate player. Krieger, Brian and Sauerbrunn are expected to start for the Americans, who lost to Japan in the 2011 final and are No. 2 behind Germany in the current FIFA rankings. Krieger, 30, is recovering from a concussion, her second in less than two years, suffered in last Friday’s season debut in Houston. She is doubtful for the Spirit’s home opener this Saturday night against defending champion FC Kansas City at Maryland SoccerPlex. The core of the U.S. squad remains in place: goalkeeper Hope Solo, defender Christie Rampone, midfielders Carli Lloyd, Megan Rapinoe and Lauren Holiday, and forwards Alex Morgan and Abby Wambach. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/soccer-insider/wp/2015/04/14/u-s-womens-world-cup-soccer-squad-announced/ Amy Rodriguez, who resembles Genie from House of Lies, is fighting for the position along with Sydney Leroux… But a girl that is a guarantee… Mainly because of her looks, is Alex Morgan. Alex is a great player… No doubt… But no greater than Sydney Leroux.
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Subtle Racism: Why Is Sydney Leroux Not A Shoe In To Start For The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team… Because She’s Black? [Video]
