With China on their minds, soccer team is toast of NY

Nation's Restaurant News, July 26, 1999 by Paul King

NEW YORK -- After winning the Women's World Cup soccer tournament earlier this month, the U.S. women's soccer team spent two hectic days in the Big Apple, touring the town and appearing on talk shows galore.

However, it seems that at least a few of them could think of nothing else but China in the wake of a marathon final in which the United States beat China on penalty kicks.

How else could you explain their first night in Manhattan, when several players chose to dine at Jeffrey Chodorow's China Grill? After a hearty meal the group then headed for The China Club, a midtown nightclub.

According to the Associated Press, backup goalkeeper Saskia Webber claimed that the choice of night spots had nothing to do with adding insult to injury.