Germany and the Netherlands booked their places at the UEFA Women’s Nations League finals, where they will also fight for spots at the 2024 Olympic Games, but there was heartbreak for England who miss out despite beating Scotland 6-0 on Tuesday. The Germans drew 0-0 in Wales but secured their passage thanks to Iceland’s 1-0 […]
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USA-China Women's Friendly Player Ratings
USA-CHINA EXPRESS:Dec. 2 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.USA 3 China 0. Goals: Smith 8, Horan 52, Rodman 77.Att.: 8,768. * * * * * * * * * * Stars, stripes and fluidity. The USA dominated China from the first whistle until the last and produced a 3-0 win that perhaps showed this team is beginning to develop […]
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Women's College Cup: Four seniors to know before they go pro
Brecken Mozingo, in action for BYU against Florida State in the 2021 Women’s Cup final, is one of the biggest goal threats in the college game because of her ability to cut in and bear down on goal. Photo: Maciek Gudrymowicz/ISI Photos * * * * * And then there were four. The women’s 2023 D1 […]
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Bulgarian soccer hits rock bottom
Bulgaria’s failure to qualify for Euro 2024, extending the 1994 World Cup semifinalists’ absence from major finals to two decades, sparked violent clashes that led to the resignation of Borislav Mihaylov, the president of the Bulgarian soccer federation (BFU), on Monday. “I have tendered my resignation in a spirit of appeasement,” said the 60-year-old Mihaylov, […]
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USWNT Roster: Interim coach Twila Kilgore says she's been 'empowered' to evaluate players selected in collaboration with Emma Hayes
The final USWNT matches of 2023 will bring more fresh faces and different looks. Primarily that freshness comes in the form of 20-year-old Korbin Albert (left) and 22-year-old Jenna Nighswonger (right), who have been called into their first-ever senior national team camps by interim head coach Twila Kilgore. “I think this roster denotes a new chapter […]
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Pogba, potions and impotence: the secret world of witch doctors in France
“There’s a lot of jealousy in football,” said Sheikh Issa, holding up a piece of bark and a bottle of a yellowish potion. Which is why many professional players beat a path to the African faith healer in the Paris suburbs looking for ways to ward off the “evil eye” and other afflictions. Since World […]
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Mike Jeffries on his wide-ranging soccer journey that led to the Charlotte Independence
The “Dogwood Derby” USL League One final — won by North Carolina FC on penalty kicks earlier this month, over the Charlotte Independence, at Cary’s WakeMed Soccer Park — featured two teams from the Tar Heel State. Both coaches have strong Carolina roots too. Victorious coach John Bradford, who hails from Winston-Salem, was profiled earlier […]
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World Cup 2026: Egypt captain Mohamed Salah leads African stars into qualifying
Mohamed Salah will be among the stars in action this week when 2026 World Cup qualifying in Africa kicks off with two matchdays. His two Premier League goals for Liverpool against Brentford on Sunday raised his total to 200 in English soccer, and he is now set to shine for Egypt against Group A rivals […]
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John Bradford: USL League One-winning coach leads youth and pros in his home state of North Carolina
The lead-up to the USL League One final seemed like a script from a middle school novel. Following two consecutive last-place finishes, North Carolina FC vaulted to second in the regular season, then fought its way to the final. It would be the Research Triangle-based squad’s last game before moving to the USL Championship in […]
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Gotham FC is a fitting NWSL champion that epitomizes the league, but is its success replicable?
The sun had long been set in Southern California. And the only golden hue, coloring the sky, was that of the confetti unfurling into the air and out on to the ragged field at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego. A new NWSL champion had risen. For the first time ever in its history, NJ/NY Gotham […]