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President Barack Obama saluted New Jersey's Sky Blue FC women's soccer team at a White House ceremony on Thursday.
Sky Blue earned the White House visit as winners of the inaugural Women's Professional Soccer championship last year.
Obama noted that the team had to overcome multiple coaching changes and a slow start to reach the playoffs, then win three games on the road in eight days to capture the title.
Through it all, Obama said, the team ``stayed focused on their ultimate goal. That's what teams do.''
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Sky Blue FC, which plays its home games at Rutgers' Yurcak Field in Piscataway, won the WPS title by defeating the Los Angeles Sol 1-0 in the title game last August in Carson, Calif.
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