Defending champion Japan made it five wins in five games at the Women’s World Cup with a 1-0 win over Australia in a rematch of the 2014 Asian Cup final. The Nadeshiko dominated the match but needed agoal from sub Mana Iwabuchi, its youngest player, in the 87th minute to set up a semifinal encounter […]
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What They're Saying: Michelle Heyman
“It’s like you can’t really get grip on your feet and your feet keep sliding around in your boots because they’re that hot and kind of sweaty. [The player’s feet] just turn white, your skin is allripped off. It’s like walking on hot coal with your skin blistering and cracking.” — Australian forward Michelle Heyman, […]
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Women's World Cup: Ranking the final eight
By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) The Women’s World Cup moves into the quarterfinals with two games onFriday and two more Saturday. While the USA struggled to put away longshot Colombia, France and Germany put on masterful displays in the round of 16, setting up what would be the game ofthe tournament Friday afternoon in Montreal. Meanwhile, […]
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WWC Today: Final 16 Preview
The Women’s World Cup’s round of 16 begins Saturday with a matchup of longtime European powers Germany and Sweden. Another European clash — Norway-England — already has the tabloids in a tizzy,while Cameroon and Colombia, the surprises of the tournament, look to make more history. Round of 16: SATURDAY,JUNE 20 Germany vs. Sweden | China […]
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NWSL Roundup: Two Super Falcons, one Matilda signed
Play resumes in the NWSL after taking a week off for the Women’s World Cup. It begins Friday with a meeting of the last two champions, FC Kansas City and Portland at Providence Park. Players from the USA, Canada and Australia — 37 in all — are still playing in the World Cup, but players […]
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Is Hope Solo the Victim of a Media Witch Hunt?
On the eve of the USA’s opener against Australia at the Women’s World Cup in Canada last Monday, ESPN published a damning report that took a deeperlook into USA goalkeeper Hope Solo’s domestic violence case. Previously, the case had presumably been put to bed when a judge threw it out “procedural grounds,” citing thefailure of […]
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The Serious Case of Hope Solo
Anyone who saw the USA’s 3-1 win against Australia at the Women’s World Cup on Monday saw the qualities that Hope Solo brings to Jill Ellis’ team. In a poor firsthalf for the U.S. women, the 33-year-old goalkeeper made three world-class saves to deny the punchy Aussies in a game that might have turned out […]
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WWC Today: Group of Death lives up to billing
On Day 3, the Women’s World Cup came to life in Winnipeg. The play might have often been sloppy and produced several fluke goals, but there was also brilliance from some old and new names. Thedoubleheader was certainly worth the price of admission for the near-capacity crowd of 31,138 at Investors Group Field: two Group […]
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Three takeaways from USA-Australia
The Americans launched their quest to win the Women’s World Cup for the first time in 16 years by beating a stubborn Australia team, 3-1, with a pair of goals by veteran Megan Rapinoeand a winner from WWC debutant Christen Press. Lisa de Vanna’s equalizer in the 27th minute unsettled the USA, which needed a strong […]
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Scouting Report: USA counts on speed against Australia
On paper, USA-Australia should be no match. The USA team has dominated a lot of teams but nothing like it has the Matildas. In24 games, the USA has won 22 times and tied twice. But the Matildas, 2014 Asian runners-up, have the weapons who can trouble the USA in Monday’s opener of the Group of […]