“There is not a harder thing that you can do than tell someone they did not make a roster for the World Cup. If you think about it, even if, when I coach a club team and tell someone that [she] is not going to start, she has a chance to start the next one. […]
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Thursday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. USWNT World Cup roster reaction: Winners and Losers ahead of this summer’s tournament By Joe Lowery (Bleacher Report)2. The road to the Women’s World Cup: Unpaid leave, amateur players and economy flights By Dan Sheldon (The Athletic)3. Jose Mourinho: Roma boss banned for four matches for confronting English referee Anthony Taylor after the Europa League […]
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College Women: Penn State adds D1 scoring leader
• Penn State has landed Irish forward Rebecca Cooke, who led all NCAA Division I women’s players with 22 goals as a junior for Quinnipiac in 2022. Dublin native finished with 39 goals in 44 games for the Bobcats. Her final game before her transfer was a 4-1 loss at Penn State in the NCAA Division I […]
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Results: Major League Soccer
Nick Firmino (right) scored a 95th-minute equalizer in his MLS debut for Atlanta United. Photo: Atlanta United. * * * * * Wednesday, June 21Atlanta United 2 NYCFC 2. (Goals: Gabriel Pereira 1, 56; Wolff 11, Firmino 90+5. Att.: 42,557.)FC Cincinnati 3 Toronto FC 0. (Goals: Arias 35, Acosta 54, Badji 63. Att.: Att.: 25,513.)CF Montreal 1 Nashville SC 0. (Goal: Duke 28. Att.: Att.: 16,247.)NY Red […]
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Results: MLS Next Cup (Quarterfinals)
Under-15Tuesday, June 20NY Red Bulls 4 Seattle Sounders 0Strikers FC 3 Real Colorado 1LAFC 4 LA Galaxy 2CF Montreal 1 Real Salt Lake 1(CF Montreal wins 11-10 on penalty kicks) Under-16Tuesday, June 20Atlanta United 3 Weston FC 1Michigan Jaguars 2 Miami Rush Kendall SC 0Solar SC 2 Breakers FC 0Strikers FC 1 FC United Soccer […]
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USWNT: Most World Cup selections
Five World Cups:1991-95-99-2003-07 Kristine Lilly 1999-2003-07-11-15 Christie RamponeFour World Cups:1991-95-99-2003 Joe Fawcett, Julie Foudy, Mia Hamm1995-99-2003-07 Brian Scurry2003-07-11-15 Shannon Boxx, Abby Wambach2007-11-15-19 Carli Lloyd.2011-15-19-23 Alex Morgan, Kelley O’Hara, Megan Rapinoe
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Wednesday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. USA and Valencia’s Yunus Musah: ‘I wasn’t shocked by the racist abuse of Vinícius Jr.’ By Megan Swanick (Guardian)2. Washington D.C. bars to stay open 24 hours for 2023 World Cup in Australia, New Zealand By Victoria Hernandez (USA Today)3. Kuwait silent in noisy sporting neighborhood By John Duerden (DW.com)
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Results: Gold Cup (Preliminaries, Second Round)
Tuesday, June 20Guadeloupe 2 Guyana 0. (Goals: Own goal 18, Gravillon 57.)Martinique 2 Puerto Rico 0. (Goals: Labeau 52, Fortune 90+5.)Saint Kitts & Nevis 1 French Guiana 1. (Goals: T.Williams 41; Abelinti 53.)(Saint Kitts & Nevis wins 4-2 on penalty kicks.)Note: Saint Kitts & Nevis will play the USA, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago in Group A.
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USL Championship: Miami FC coach Anthony Pulis steps down
• Miami FC, which sits in 11th place out of 12 teams) in the USL Championship’s Eastern Conference, announced the departure of second-year head coach Anthony Pulis. Miami FC had a 15-9-10 record in 2022 but is just 2-6-7 in 2023. Miami FC tied for the most shutouts in 2022 with 17 but its defense is […]
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Top 5: 2023 MLS goal contributions
1. Hany Mukhtar, Nashville SC (13 goals + 7 assists), 202. Thiago Almada, Atlanta United (7 goals + 9 assists), 163. Lucas Zelarayan, Columbus (8 goals + 7 assists), 153. Daniel Gazdag, Philadelphia (7 goals + 8 assists), 153. Carles Gil, New England (7 goals + 8 assists), 15