FIFA World Cup (Women's)

Thirteen U.S. senators sent a letter to Sepp Blatter and Sunil Gulati asking for the use of grass instead of turf in the Women's World Cup.

What do you get when you take an American girl from South Carolina with Scottish parents and give her a soccer ball? You get one of the best freestylers that The18 has ever seen.

Take a look at world freestyle soccer champion, Indi Cowie: 

The USMNT has drawn into group A of the 2014 CONCACAF Women’s Championship and will play Guatemala, Haiti and Trinidad & Tobago. The group consists of Mexico, Jamaica, Costa Rica and Martinique. 

As well as the USMNT played in this World Cup they still have never reached the promised land and won that elusive trophy. The US Women’s National team, on the other hand, have been ranked no. 1 in the world for six years running and are looking for their third World Cup title in 2015. Yesterday also marked the fifteen-year anniversary of their most recent title.

The World Cup is more than just a sporting institution. It’s a guide to leading a better life. The18 considers the most important lessons from the tournament so far:

1. It’s Good To Have Goals In Life…

It’s hard to put a finger on the pulse of this country. It’s not clear if it’s due to an ingrained love of fútbol, fútbol apathy, issues with the government, hatred and/or misunderstanding of FIFA, expectations for the national team…winter coming on? There is simply no consistent answer from people on the street, and that makes it hard to gauge the nation as a whole. It is such a divergence, a complication of opinions – it is impossible to make generalizations…the moment you think you have it figured out, you're met with evidence completely to the contrary.