Knowing they needed a two-goal victory to claim the Tournament of Nations trophy on home soil, the U.S. delivered an entertaining performance Thursday night in Chicago and got the job done, winning their second tournament of 2018. Early on, the task looked difficult against Brazil, who used their speed on...
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Alex Morgan scored in her fourth straight game and Julie Ertz and Megan Rapinoe each had a goal to lead the U.S. women's national team to a 3-1 victory over South Korea Thursday night in New Orleans. Despite the early lead in possession for the U.S., the South Korean defense,...
Just days after Portugal’s Round of 16 World Cup exit, rumors have surfaced that Cristiano Ronaldo could be leaving Real Madrid after four Champions League titles for Italian club Juventus. Jorge Mendes, Ronaldo’s agent said, “If he leaves it will be a new challenge for him. Should Cristiano leave Real...
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For the second time in four days, the USWNT came away with a victory over CONCACAF rival Mexico, winning 6-2 in Houston. The game started off well for the U.S., when Megan Rapinoe found a streaking Mallory Pugh, who rounded the keeper and scored on an open net, giving the...
USWNT vs Denmark
The U.S. women’s national team opened up the 2018 season in style Sunday night as they took down Denmark — the 2017 EURO runners-up — with a 5-1 victory in front of 17,526 fans at SDCCU Stadium. After a solid first few minutes for both sides, Denmark were the ones to...
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The U.S. men's soccer team announced on Monday an upcoming group of friendlies in the upcoming Fall “Kickoff Series” with four Top-20 international opponents slated to challenge the young, up-and-coming USMNT. The series begins on Friday, Sept. 7 when the U.S. faces five-time World Cup winner Brazil and Neymar in East...
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2019 is a big year for the United States Women’s National Team. Not only will they be participating in the eighth FIFA Women’s World Cup in June looking to defend their 2015 title, but when play begins on January 19, it will kick off the 35th year of the...
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It’s Thursday, just a day after Real Salt Lake’s 2-1 win over the Houston Dynamo at Rio Tinto Stadium. The Dynamo came into the match unbeaten in May, taking 10 of a possible 12 points. RSL, just two games removed from a 4-1 loss on the road and sitting...
With goals from five different players, the U.S. women’s national team routed South Korea, 6-0, Sunday in North Carolina. The U.S. came out in the same 4-3-3 formation as it did in its last outing last week against the Koreans, but made a few changes in the starting lineup by...
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After a spectacular 2018 campaign, USWNT forward Alex Morgan has been named the U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year. During a year in which the U.S. compiled an 18-0-2 record, Morgan was the offensive star, scoring 18 goals in the 19 games she played, her second highest total in...
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The U.S. faced Jamaica on Sunday night in what was the biggest game since the 2016 Olympics, needing a victory to qualify for the 2019 Women’s World Cup. It was never in doubt. Despite the high stakes involved, the U.S. was clearly the better team from the start, and were...
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The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced its yearly awards on Tuesday, with multiple U.S. Women’s National Team members being honored. Forward Alex Morgan was named the 2018 Female Player of the Year, winning the award for the third straight year and fourth time overall. Morgan...
With Major League Soccer going into its 25th season, I thought I’d take a look back and select the best 25 players in MLS history as part of the anniversary celebration. While the league struggled to gain footing in its early days, we are now on the opposite side of...
The semifinals of the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup are now set after Sunday’s results. The surprise of the tournament Haiti will face Mexico in the first semifinal, while the U.S. will play Jamaica with a spot in the final on the line. United States After rolling through Group D - the...
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After winning the 2018 CONCACAF Women’s Championship and booking a spot in the 2019 Women’s World Cup, the USWNT will travel to Europe in November for a pair of friendlies, according to the Washington Post’s Steven Goff. The U.S. will take on Portugal on November 8 and Scotland on November...
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Legendary U.S. men’s national team forward Clint Dempsey announced his retirement from soccer effective immediately. At the age of 35, Dempsey's announcement came via his MLS club team — the Seattle Sounders — earlier Wednesday morning. Dempsey is recognized as one of U.S. Soccer’s greatest contributors. During an international career that...
The USWNT dominated the rest of Concacaf last week, claiming the Olympic Qualifying Tournament title. So let’s take a look back, as well as a look ahead to what’s next for the USWNT. A Look Back As mentioned previously, the U.S. dominated the qualifying competition, taking the title with a 3-0...
Alex Morgan
Alex Morgan was named the 2017 CONCACAF Female Player of the Year on Sunday. The CONCACAF Awards are voted on by media members, national team coaches, captains, and fans. Morgan has now won the award for the second consecutive time and for the third time in her career. The 28-year-old striker had...
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After a record-setting victory to open the World Cup on Tuesday, the U.S. continued their winning ways in Group F, taking down first time World Cup participants Chile, 3-0. The U.S. made multiple changes to the starting lineup for the second match, likely to gauge the depth of the squad...
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The U.S. began their World Cup qualifying campaign on a high note, dispatching Mexico for the the third time this year, winning 6-0. The U.S. got off to a hot start, scoring in the third minute via a Megan Rapinoe goal. https://twitter.com/i/status/1047996767894040577 After giving up the early goal, Mexico tightened up defensively...
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With a loss to Jamaica in the rearview mirror, the U.S. were hoping to right the ship in a friendly match against Venezuela before the upcoming Concacaf Gold Cup. However, the game brought more questions than answers as the U.S. were thoroughly beaten and in a 3-0 shutout loss to...
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With perhaps the biggest debate in sports being Cristiano Ronaldo vs. Lionel Messi for the title of the best player in the world, Ronaldo added another achievement to his claim for the top spot, helping lead Portugal to the UEFA Nations League title on Sunday. After scoring a hat trick...
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U.S. Soccer announced Wednesday the preliminary 25-player roster for the USWNT’s upcoming Tournament of Nations, with the roster being cut down to 23 before the opening match on July 26. The roster includes: Goalkeepers: Adrianna Franch, Ashlyn Harris, Alyssa Naeher Defenders: Abby Dahlkemper, Tierna Davidson, Jaelene Hinkle, Merritt Mathias, Becky Sauerbrunn, Casey...
After a dominating win over Mexico to start World Cup qualifying on Thursday, the USWNT continued their quest to qualify for France 2019 with an easy 5-0 win over Panama. Despite nearly changing the entire Starting XI, the start was much like the last match and it didn’t take long...
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It's the world's biggest sporting event, with the world's best players. The 2018 World Cup in Russia will brings soccer fans some of the biggest names in the game with 736 total players from 32 countries representing their nation. From Brazil to Australia and Iceland to Egypt, every team has at...
USA beats Mexico 4-1
In the first game of an April doubleheader with Mexico, the USWNT cruised to a 4-1 victory in Jacksonville. The U.S. came storming out of the gates, when in the sixth minute an Alex Morgan pass found Megan Rapinoe who slid the ball forward to Mallory Pugh for the goal,...
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With a trip to the 2019 Women’s World Cup on the line, the U.S. will kick off the start of the 2018 CONCACAF Women’s Championship today at 5:30 MT on FS2 against Mexico. The field will consist of eight countries battling for three automatic bids to the 2019 Women’s World...
The United States are world champions once again! Dominating from start to finish, the United States women’s soccer team (USWNT) claimed its fourth Women’s World Cup title on Sunday, beating the Netherlands, 2-0, in Lyon, France, to repeat as world champions. Led by Megan Rapinoe and Rose Lavelle, the USWNT scored...
Germany falls 2-0 to South Korea, defending champions out of the World Cup.
The streak continues. After winning the World Cup in 2014, Germany become the fourth European World Cup winner in a row to fail to get out of the group stage after falling 2-0 to South Korea on Wednesday. https://twitter.com/FIFAWorldCup/status/1012004173410390016 The loss put the defending champions at the bottom of Group F. Days after...
As we reach the halfway point of the 2022 season (17 matches), how has Real Salt Lake performed so far? Here's a look at the high and lows from the first half of the season. Highlight: Exceeding expectations Let’s be honest, RSL’s run to last season’s Western Conference final was surprising,...
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