Five years after scoring both U.S. goals in the Olympic gold-medal game at Wembley Stadium, Carli Lloyd returned to the mecca of English soccer and won the English Women’s FA Cup withManchester City in front of a record crowd of 35,271 fans. Lloyd scored on a header for the third goal in a 4-1 win […]
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U.S. Abroad: Lloyd's winner not enough in Women's UCL
Carli Lloyd scored the lone goal as Manchester City beat Lyon 1-0 in the second leg of their Women’s UEFA Champions League semifinal series before 19,214 fans at Parc OL but it was not enoughto overcome a 3-1 loss in the first leg. Alex Morgan came on in the second half for Lyon, which will […]
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U.S. Abroad: Morgan's Lyon too much Lloyd's Man City
The first leg of the UEFA Women’s Champions League semifinals was billed as a battle between Carli Lloyd and Alex Morgan, but neither American was a factor in defending champion Lyon’s3-1 win over Manchester City at City’s Academy Stadium. Man. City vs. Lyon: Highlights
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Alex Morgan vs. Carli Lloyd: the European battle
As Carli Lloyd and Alex Morgan, longtime teammates on the U.S. national team, get set to square off in the semifinals of UEFA Women’s Champions League, it should be remembered that noAmerican has ever won the title since the tournament was adopted its current format for the 2009-10 season. That could change as Morgan plays […]
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NWSL: Projected 2017 regular-season finishes
Off the field, the NWSL has seen a lot of change with the champion Western New York Flash moving to North Carolina, Commissioner Jeff Plush stepping down and the league finding a new mediapartner in Lifetime. But on the field, much has stayed the same. The Portland Thorns, the 2016 Shield winners, North Carolina Courage […]
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UEFA Women's Champions League: No German teams in semifinals
For her first game at Lyon’s Parc OL, a crowd of 14,128 turned out to watch Alex Morgan, but the home team fell to Wolfsburg, 1-0, in the second leg of their UEFA Women’s ChampionsLeague semifinal series. Lyon won the rematch of 2016 finalists, however, and moved into the semifinals along with Paris St. Germain […]
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U.S. Abroad: Lloyd hits winner in European debut
Carli Lloyd‘s first goal for Manchester City, a header in the 30th minute, was the winner as it beat Danish champion Fortuna Hjorring, 1-0, on the road in the first leg of their UEFA Women’sChampions League quarterfinal series. Former North Carolina star Lucy Bronze, who plays for England, hit the crossbar for City, which is […]
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U.S. Abroad: Alex Morgan gets first three goals with Lyon
Alex Morgan scored her first three goals since moving to Lyon in a 6-0 win over Rodez in the French Cup quarterfinals. She had a frustrating first two months in France: playingjust 208 minutes and scoring no goals. Her playing time has been limited by illness. The goals came in her first game back since […]
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SheBelieves Cup: Time for USA to make statement is now
Without a world championship in 2017, the U.S. women’s national team faces its biggest tests of the year when it meets Olympic gold-medalist Germany, England and France at the second annualSheBelieves Cup. Almost all the tickets for the opening doubleheader featuring USA-Germany are sold. Here’s a look at three keys to the tournament. SheBelieves Cup: […]
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USWNT: No Klingenberg, no A-Rod for SheBelieves Cup
U.S. women’s national team head coach Jill Ellis has named the 23-player roster for the 2017 SheBelieves Cup against Germany, France and England. Three picks are uncapped: goalkeeper JaneCampbell and midfielders Rose Lavelle and Brianna Pinto (only 16). Not picked from the pre-tournament camp team were Meghan Klingenberg, Amy Rodriguez and SarahKillion. SheBelieves Cup: March […]