VANCOUVER, Canada — Former U.S. Coach Pia Sundhage had some rough words for some of her old players before her current team, Sweden, played her old one to scoreless draw in a World Cup match Friday.
But much of that appeared to be forgotten by the time the game ended in a scoreless draw, with Sundhage and U.S. Coach Jill Ellis wrapping one another in a warm hug on the sidelines.
"Pia's got extraordinary character and I love hanging out with her," said Ellis, Sundhage's assistant during her days with the U.