In opposing France on Sunday in the World Cup final, Croatia will attempt to emulate what the French team did in1998: win the final in its first appearance. On its way to the world crown, France beat Croatia, 2-1, in the semifinals and became the seventh nation to win the tournament as host bydefeating Brazil, […]
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From Simonsen to the Schmeichels: 10 things to know about Denmark
Denmark eked its way into the second round in its latest attempt to match some of its pretty impressive glory days. A 1-0 win over Peru, 1-1 tie with Australia, and a scoreless stalemate with France sent theDanes into Sunday’s round of 16 clash with Croatia. 1. Denmark’s late arrival to the global gameThe Danish […]
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What They're Saying: Kasper Schmeichel
“We wanted to look at the human side. There are lots of fathers in the squad. You have to remember we are human beings as well as footballers. As a father myself, I cannot imagine how hard it was forJonas getting that message and not being there. We wanted to do anything for him to […]
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USA-Denmark: Pugh shreds Danes with two goals and an assist
USA-DENMARK EXPRESS: Jan. 21 in San Diego USA 5, Denmark 1. Goals: Morgan 17, Ertz 19, Pugh 47, 65, Dunn 81; Nadim14. Att.: 17,526. Teenager Mallory Pugh returned to the venue where she scored on her international debut two years ago to bag two more in a 5-1 defeat of Denmark thatkicked off 2018 for […]
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Perry Kitchen returns to MLS with the Galaxy after two seasons in Europe
Two years after he joined Scottish club Hearts from D.C. United and sixteen months after he was named Hearts captain, 25-year-old Perry Kitchen is leaving Europe to return to MLS with the LAGalaxy. Photo courtesy of LA Galaxy. The LA Galaxy acquired the rights to Kitchen by trading $100,000 in General Allocation Money and $200,000 […]
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USA-Denmark: Danes' new coach picks experienced team
Denmark named the 20-player team that will face the USA in a women’s friendly on Jan. 21 in San Diego. The squad will feature Nadia Nadim, who helped the Portland Thorns win the 2017 NWSLchampionship, and Pernille Harder, who was nominated for the 2017 FIFA Women’s Player of the Year. The game will be the […]
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What They're Saying: Kasper Hjulmand
“This is what I love to see — a ‘street player’ who challenges when he has the ball, no matter who is in front of him. I do not think he knows the opponents. He just drives on as it was in theschoolyard. He can beat a man in a phone booth, and I just […]
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Datebook: U.S. women will open 2018 season against Euro 2017 runner-up Denmark
The U.S. women’s national team will return to San Diego County Credit Union Stadium (formerly Qualcomm Stadium) for the third straight year, opening its 2018 season on Jan. 21 with a match againstEuro 2017 runner-up Denmark. Denmark lost to the host Netherlands, 4-2 in the final of the UEFA Women’s Championship after beating Belgium, Norway, […]
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Danish women's dispute could result in disqualification from Women's World Cup
The fight of women’s national team players for better compensation and working conditions in Europe took on a new dimension as Friday’s Women’s World Cup qualifier between Danish, the Euro 2017runner-up, and Sweden was called off because the Danes refused to play. Denmark could be penalized a points deduction or face expulsion from the Women’s […]
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What They're Saying: Pernille Harder
“We have made some clear and reasonable demands for improvements. We must be able to make it go round for us as players when we are away with the national team. As it is right now, itdoesn’t.” — Danish women’s national team captain Pernille Harder on the labor impasse between national team players and the […]