U.S. Women’s World Cup champions Alex Morgan and Sydney Leroux will be out of NWSL action. Morgan will miss3-4 weeks with the Portland Thorns following arthroscopic surgery on her right knee to remove a plica, a small fold in the lining of the knee joint that was causing her irritation. Lerouxwill miss the remainder of […]
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Turning Points | It takes an entire team of stars
In the end, Carli Lloyd was the star, scoring six of the USA’s last nine goals en route to the Women’s World Cup title. But a look at the USA’s unbeaten run ofseven games reveals that each match produced different heroes. For the turning points of each match. USA-AUSTRALIA (3-1): 61st minute. The USA got […]
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Scouting Report: USA and Japan go for a third time
Yes, the U.S. women got a measure of revenge three years ago by beating Japan in the Olympic gold-medal match, but for women as well as men, the World Cup title bears an unrivaled distinction, andit’s been an incredible 16 years since the U.S. women have lifted that trophy. The current holder, Japan, is all […]