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Article: SOCCER'S BEST PLAYS TO CROWD; WUSA'S TOP PLAYER, TIFFENY MILBRETT, MAKES GRASSROOTS PITCH AT THE STATE FAIR.(Sports)
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- The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
- Article date:
- August 30, 2001
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Byline: Pete Thamel Staff writer
Picture Shaq going door-to-door in Cazenovia to promote the NBA or Tiger Woods showing up at Drumlins to play nine holes with some local golfers.
At the New York State Fair on Wednesday, the best women's soccer player in the world stopped by to meet with fans and trumpet the game. Tiffeny Milbrett, a star on the U.S. National and Olympic teams, signed autographs for an hour and put on a soccer exhibition with New York Power teammate Ronnie Fair.
While Mia Hamm slugs back Gatorade with Michael Jordan and Brandi Chastain revels in her shirtless escapade at the 1999 World Cup, Milbrett dominates women's soccer in ...