On Thursday, Alex Morgan will be honored in advance of the USA’s friendly against Portugal at Subaru Park in Chester, Pennsylvania.
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Women's soccer milestone: Christine Sinclair breaks Abby Wambach's scoring record
With two goals in Canada’s 11-0 win over St. Kitts & Nevis in Concacaf Olympic qualifying, Christine Sinclair broke the all-time women’s national team scoring record. From thepenalty spot in the seventh minute after getting fouled, the 36-year-old tied Abby Wambach‘s record of 184 goals. Sixteen minutes later, she finished from seven yards out. “Just […]
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Yanks Abroad: USMNT in action (Weekend)
Friday, October 24 Mexico Ventura Alvarado, Necaxa, 90 minutes (2-0 atAtlas) Saturday, October 26 Czech Republic Luis Gil,Viktoria Zizkov/D2, 81 minutes (1-0 vs. Brno) England Cameron Carter-Vickers, Stoke City/D2, 90 minutes (0-2 atMillwall) — Duane Holmes, Derby County/D2, 90 minutes (0-2 at Hull City) — Eric Lichaj, Hull City/D2, 90 minutes (2-0 vs. Derby County) […]
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Tony Quinn receives the 2019 Colin Jose Media Award
Soccer photographer Tony Quinn, who worked many years forSoccer America covering local, national and international events, has been named recipient of the 2019 Colin Jose Media Award. Quinn, a native of England, will be honored at the 2019National Soccer Hall of Fame induction ceremonies on Sept. 21 at the National Soccer Hall of Fame in […]
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Abby Wambach and Sunil Gulati elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame
Abby Wambach, who holds the worldrecord for international goals with 184, and Sunil Gulati, U.S. Soccer president for three terms (2006-2018), were elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame on the first ballot. Wambach, who retired in 2015 after the USA won the Women’s World Cup in Canada, was elected in the Players category. […]
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Hall of Fame: Abby Wambach is one of four '15 champs eligible for induction
Former U.S. star Abby Wambach, the all-time leader in goals scored at the international level with 184, is among the players eligible for induction to the National Soccer Hall of Fame for thefirst time. Three other members of the 2015 world championship team are on the ballot for the first time: Shannon Boxx, Lori Chalupny […]
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What They're Saying: Abby Wambach
“As you leave here today and everyday going forward: Don’t just ask yourself, ‘What do I want to do?’ Ask yourself: ‘Who do I want to be?” Because the most important thing I’ve learned isthat what you do will never define you. Who you are always will.” — Former U.S. national team star Abby Wambach, […]
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What They're Saying: Abby Wambach
“Dear Mili Hernandez, you are amazing in every way. Thank you for teaching us how to be brave and shining a light on something so hurtful. If you don’t know, she is my new hero.” — Abby Wambach on 8-year-old Hernandez whose team was disqualified from a youth tournament in Nebraska because organizers thought she […]
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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What They're Saying: Abby Wambach
“I’d love to sit down with Mix Diskerud and some of these other guys and talk to them about it. I’d love to understand how much they love their country. I believe they can have lovefor both countries, but I’d love to hear it, and I think so many other people would, too. If this […]