“The whole time throughout the tournament, while we’re in camp, we’re talking about [how] it’s not just about this tournament it’s about preparation for the World Cup. The fact that we were able to do well against such great opponents – all three of them, Canada, Japan and Brazil – is very motivating for us […]
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What They're Saying: Don Garber
“It would seem that if you’re a supporter of the game by buying season tickets, whether that’s for Major League Soccer or it’s the NWSL or the various other minor leagues, you ought to be able to have a direct or more direct access to tickets for any tournament, whether that’s U.S. Soccer matches or […]
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Women's World Cup: Portugal completes U.S. group
• Portugal beat Cameroon, 2-1, to advance for the first time to the Women’s World Cup, where it will play in the USA’s group along with the Netherlands and Vietnam. Carole Costa’s penalty kick in the fourth minute of stoppage time was the difference. The goal followed a handball call on North Carolina Courage defender […]
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Thursday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Inside the NWSL’s conflict with FIFA dates, and why a global calendar crisis could be looming By Jeff Kassouf (The Equalizer)2. Beloved New York HS soccer coach dies while helping son from rough waters By David Propper (New York Post)3. The FBI, a Rolling Stone and the ‘billionaire’ US fraudster who almost bought two football […]
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Around the Country: Major League Soccer
• Orlando City signed 2022 Hermann Trophy winner Duncan McGuire to a contract through the 2023 MLS season with options for 2024-26. The forward set the Creighton single-season record for goals with 23 and was taken with the No. 6 pick in the SuperDraft. The Lions also signed draft picks Shakur Mohammed (No. 2 overall […]
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TV Watch: Weekend soccer viewers
• Sunday’s USA-Japan SheBelieves Cup match — the first USWNT match on TNT under U.S. Soccer’s new media rights deal — averaged 373,000 viewers. Ratings for the Spanish-language coverage on Universo and Peacock were unavailable. The first USMNT game on TNT in January averaged 416,000 viewers with an additional 540,000 on Telemundo … Viewers for […]
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By the Numbers: USA vs. Brazil (SheBelieves Cup)
50%. Mallory Swanson has scored half of the USWNT goals (6 of 12) in 2023. 1-2-3. Pia Sundhage’s (W-L-T) record against USWNT with Sweden and Brazil. 4. USA will clinch its 4th straight SheBelieves Cup title with win or tie. 6. Brazil players in NWSL: Bruninha, Julia Bianchi, Ary Borges, Kerolin, Debinha, Marta. 22. USA […]
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Wednesday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. ESPN’s ex-top exec describes how soccer’s World Cup was lost By Bobby Caina Calvan (AP)2. Venus and Serena Williams to produce documentary on 1971 Women’s World Cup By Seth Vertelney (Pro Soccer Wire)3. GotSport: System outage causing headaches for Oklahoma youth soccer leagues By Cal Day (News 9)
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Tweet du jour: A.J. DeLaGarza
“No, honestly I would like to know every name that is sitting in a room and approving this new playoff format.” — A.J. DeLaGarza, who retired after the 2022 MLS season after 14 seasons in league, on the changes in MLS’s playoff format to be introduced in 2023. (@AJD_20)
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Women's World Cup: Haiti clinches first appearance
• Haiti qualified for the Women’s World Cup when it beat Chile, 2-1, in the playoffs. Melchie Dumornay, 19, scored both goals to send the 55th-ranked Grenadieres to the finals for the first time. Dumornay recently agreed to join French giant Lyon after her contract at Reims expires at the end of the D1 Arkema […]