#USWNT
Tannen Maury, European Pressphoto Agency Everyone wants to cheer. At every major tournament and at countless opportunities throughout the sporting calendar, the novelty of embracing sport as a neutral is written and spoken so much that it’s in danger of becoming as cliché as “the glory hunter”. Yet, doesn’t it negate everything there is to love about organised sport to take a backseat? Is there nothing in the world that compares to the raw, visceral thrill of supporting through devastating losses to the promise of glorious victory? The reason I put that question to you before even mentioning the subject of this post is to forewarn you, with hope of a little understanding, of my unflinching support of the 2015 United States Women’s National Team. A year ago, I did the same thing with the #USMNT right up until Belgium forever laid an asterisk on the greatest game of Tim Howard’s career. I’ll do the same in Russia and France in the next two World Cups, but there was