Helene Elliott: Rose Lavelle adds some spice for the US
by Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times
Jul 05, 2019
3 minutes
LYON, France - It's dazzling in its simplicity, yet incredibly difficult. That daring move when a soccer player kicks the ball through the legs of a hapless opponent is called a nutmeg, and it requires quickness, good timing and great skill. Done well it's a thing of beauty - except to the humiliated victim.
U.S. midfielder Rose Lavelle added another nutmeg to her increasingly impressive resume on Tuesday, in the fourth minute of her team's 2-1 World Cup semifinal victory over England. As she dribbled the ball toward the far sideline she suddenly pushed
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