With the retirement of Abby Wambach and injuries to Christie Rampone, midfielder Carli Lloyd and defender Becky Sauerbrunn have been named by U.S. head coach Jill Ellisas the new captains of the U.S. women’s national team. When Lloyd and Sauerbrunn are on the field at the same time, Lloyd will wear the armband. Rampone, who […]
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Strong women's field for U.S. Soccer honors
World champions Lauren Holiday, Carli Lloyd, Megan Rapinoe, Becky Sauerbrunn and Hope Solo are the nominees for 2015 U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year. Lloyd isalso a finalist for the FIFA Women’s Player of the Year. She won the Golden Ball as the best player at the 2015 Women’s World Cup, while Solo won […]
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Lloyd and Ellis are nominees for FIFA awards
Carli Lloyd, whose hat trick led the USA to a 5-2 win over Japan in the 2015 Women’s World Cup final, is one of three nominees for the 2015 FIFA Ballon d’Or women’s award. U.S. coachJill Ellis is a finalist for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women’s Football, the first American so […]
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What They're Saying: Barack Obama
“What’s another candidate in the mix? I guarantee Carli knows more about being president than some of the folks running.” — President Barack Obamaon U.S. star Carli Lloyd, noting that her title on Wikipedia was jokingly changed during the Women’s World Cup final to president of the United States, a jobObama said “is about to […]
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Lloyd rescues USA with late equalizer against Brazil
Carli Lloyd‘s goal in the 85th minute — her 17th of the year — earned the USA a 1-1 tie with 2016 Olympic host Brazil before 23,603 fans at Seattle’sCenturyLink Field. The USA had trailed for the first time in its last 18 games on Monica‘s goal in the third minute. The last time the […]
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Lloyd, Rapinoe, Solo Nominated for Ballon d'Or
USA captain Carli Lloyd is among ten players on the shortlist for the 2015 Ballon d’Or award handed out to the world’s best female player, alongside teammates MeganRapinoe and Hope Solo. Lloyd, winner of the Golden Ball at this summer’s FIFA Women’s World Cup, scored a hat-trick in the USA’s 5-2 win against Japan in […]
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USA-Haiti Takeaways: Can anyone stop Lloyd?
A hat trick by Carli Lloyd enabled the U.S. women’s national team to overcome some sluggish periods and defeat Haiti, 5-0, on Thursday before more than34,000 fans at Ford Field in Detroit on Thursday. Haiti replaced Australia just a few days ago after the Australian women’s team, locked in a pay dispute with its national soccer […]
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Carli Lloyd Would Consider UK Move
USA midfielder Carli Lloyd, who famously scored a hat-trick in the USA’s 5-2 win against Japan in the Women’s World Cup final in July, says she isconsidering moving to the Women’s Super League in England. The 33-year-old, who plays for Houston Dash in the USA’s National Women’s Soccer League, says a future move to the […]
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Carli Lloyd gets book deal for life story
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will publish the memoir of U.S. women’s national team captain Carli Lloyd, whose hat trick in the first 16 minutes of theWomen’s World Cup final helped give the USA its third world championship. The memoir is scheduled for release in fall 2016. It will reflect on Lloyd’s soccer career — from almostquitting […]
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USA-Costa Rica Takeaways: U.S. thirtysomethings romp
The USA wrapped up a two-game series against Costa Rica to open its Victory Tour with a 7-2 win in front of a record crowd of 20,535 at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tenn. The U.S. women were alreadyleading 2-0 in the 15th minute when lightning caused a delay of 83 minutes. By the 31st minute, […]