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PHOTO OF THE DAY: Training Camp


  • By Jen Blanco
  • | 5:00 a.m. January 19, 2012
  • East County
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: Training Camp
Members of the U.S. Soccer Under-23 Women's National Team work on defensive drills during a training camp practice Jan. 19 at the Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch.
Members of the U.S. Soccer Under-23 Women's National Team work on defensive drills during a training camp practice Jan. 19 at the Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch.

 

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