Which papers sent a writer to the Women's World Cup?

As much as I respect Nancy Armour's work, it's hardly the same as what Steve Goff could produce for The Washington Post. Goff is a brilliant soccer writer who could hone in on analysis in a way that Armour isn't really expected to as an AP writer. He could also cover DC angles, the good ol' localize it.

If your newspaper is sending someone somewhere and they're writing the straight, AP-style game stories and news stories, then yeah, what are you doing in today's era?

Edit: Also, based on what I've seen in regards to the British Open, it appears the Washington Post sent Barry Svrluga; the New York Times sent Christopher Clarey and Larry Dorman; the Tribune Company sent Jeff Shain (Orlando Sentinel) and Bill Dwyer (Los Angeles Times); New York Post sent Mark Cannizzaro; and USA Today sent Steve DiMeglio. By my count, that's it for U.S. newspapers.

 

Birnbaum is not a freelancer/stringer. He's a Berlin-based staff reporter in news.

 

Is it possible to apply the term "drop dead blowjob piece" to an article about female athletes?

 

Yet in her USA-France game, Armour felt compelled to include a sampling of celebrity/athlete tweets about the team. Apologies to Nancy Kerrigan, but, "why, why, why?"

 

She's not the only one. Every media outlet has been sampling tweets. She was either told to do it by her editors, or an editor inserted that info.

 

Did the LT send anyone?
[ducking]

 

And I ask again ... why is what Ellen DeGereres of Aaron Rogers thinks about what the soccer team did a part of the mainbar? If you're doing a USA reacts story, yes, include it ... but the gamer?

If I want this kind of stuff, I'll watch SportsCenter.

 

Good to know, and a very smart use of resources.