US women’s national soccer team loss to Spain was an ugly result for all involved | Opinion

There are some results that are ugly in the moment, and others that look worse as time goes on.

This is one of those games.

The U.S. women will likely be fine, despite the 2-0 upset by Spain’s B team on Tuesday that gave the four-time World Cup champions consecutive losses for the first time in five years. While the Americans will never be happy with a loss — there’s a reason they’re firmly entrenched as the world’s No. 1 team — context is needed with this one. Read More