“I don’t think I will ever be happy with how I was treated between 2016 and 2019. I was in the best form of my career but was told I would not be a starter no matter how well or how hard Iworked at training or how many goals I score. Listening to people label […]
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Olympic qualifying: U.S. women add new weapons and new looks to already formidable team
The U.S. women’s national team begins Concacaf Olympic women’s qualifying Tuesday against Haiti in Houston with the expectation that it be in Japan this summer. After all, the USA hasplayed in four regional Olympic qualifiers and never lost a game. The goal difference in 19 games: 98-4. Group A play against Haiti, Panama and Costa […]
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What They're Saying: Robbie Rogers
“The first time I met Kobe was at the Opening Ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics. He was excited to watch our team play and he signed autographs for hours. He didn’t turn a single athlete away. He wassuch a gentleman and absolutely brilliant.” — Former Los Angeles Galaxy and U.S. Olympic team player Robbie Rogers […]
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Watch: Neymar pay tribute to Kobe Bryant
After scoring his second goal in Paris Saint-Germain’s 2-0 win over Lille, the Brazilian star Neymar paid tribute to Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash onSunday. Neymar, a basketball fan, held up his fingers to represent the No. 24 that Bryant wore. Bryant was a soccer fan credited the soccer he played as […]
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Christine Sinclair is one goal away from tying Abby Wambach's world record
Canada opens Olympic women’s qualifyingon Wednesday when it faces St. Kitts & Nevis in the opening game of a doubleheader in Edinburg, Texas. It’s a game Canada, Olympic bronze-medalist in 2012 and 2016, should win easily.St. Kitts & Nevis, coached by American Jené Baclawski, is the smallest independent state in the Western Hemisphere and has […]
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MLS Preseason: Week 1 results, Week 2 schedules
LAFC opened preseason with a 2-0 win over Uruguayan club Penarol at Banc ofCalifornia Stadium. Carlos Vela, the 2019 MLS MVP, needed only 10 minutes to score his first goal of the year. Adrien Perez added a second goal at the 40th minute. CoachBob Bradley used 26 players, giving debuts to Dutch goalkeeper Kenneth Vermeer […]
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Datebook: Concacaf Olympic Women's Qualifying Tournament
Group A Jan. 28 in Houston, Texas Costa Rica vs. Panama 5:45 pm. USA vs. Haiti 8:30 pm. Jan. 31 inHouston, Texas Haiti vs. Costa Rica 5:45 pm. USA vs. Panama 8:30 pm. Feb. 3 in Houston, Texas Panama vs. Haiti 5:45 pm. USA vs. Costa Rica 8:30 pm. Group B Jan. 29 in Edinburg, […]
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Watch: Valencia take down Barcelona
Valencia complicated Barcelona’s La Liga title quest with a 2-0 win thanks to Jordi Alba’s own goal and a Maxi Gomez strike.
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Eye on Olympics: Pared-down U.S. men's squad puts heavy accent on youth
U.S. men’s national team head coach Gregg Berhalter cut his squad down to 22 players for the trip from Florida to California to prepare for Saturday’s friendly against Costa Rica at DignityHealth Sports Park in Carson. The squad reflects the priority Berhalter will give for Olympic qualifying in March, the only FIFA window of the […]
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Roster Moves: Major League Soccer 2020
Real Salt Lake signed Italian-American Giuseppe Rossi for the 2020 season. Rossi, 33, has spent time at Manchester United and Newcastle United in England, Parma, Fiorentina and Genoa in Italyand Villarreal, Levante and Celta Vigo in Spain, but has not played a game since the 2017-18 season with Genoa. He moved from New Jersey to […]