9:13 AM
As the 2012 London Summer Olympics kick off today, the Futbol Collective would like to wish all the American athletes competing the best of luck in bringing home the gold. Tune in to NBC Sports when US Women's National Team begin play today 9 AM PST against France.
Beyond soccer, this is a good time to recognize all the athletes from California who are contributing to America's quest to increase our lead on top of the all-time Olympics medals scoreboard. For some interesting news please check our this article by the Oakland Tribune on the numerous Bay Area athletes representing the US including US Women's soccer star Alex Morgan (above).
The article highlights that if the Bay Area were its own country, it would have finished 12th in the medal count at the last Olympics. But the Futbol Collective doesn't wish to discriminate against our friends from the rest of California, so please send in news of any other Californians competing in London.
So we have to ask - if California had its own soccer national teams (men & women) who would you select for the team?
** One last note! Congratulations to the family of Seattle Sounders forward and Salinas native David Estrada, whose brother Diego Estrada will represent Mexico in the 10,000 meters. This is another reminder that California is such a wonderfully diverse state that we have athletes representing many other nations. Show some love!
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yeah Alex Morgan!
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