For years, European women’s soccer was dominated by Germany, winner of six straight European women’s championships and seven of the last eight entering Euro 2017. In the early years, Scandinavianteams and Italy were contenders. More recently, France and England have built up their women’s national team programs. The 2017 championship was won by the host […]
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What They're Saying: Sarina Wiegman
“It was a great match between two teams that really wanted to play and really wanted to attack. Now we’re going to party really hard.” — Dutch head coach SarinaWiegman after her team won the Women’s Euro 2017 championship with a 4-2 win over Denmark. Many of her players were seen clutching bottles of champagne […]
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Euro 2017: Denmark stuns six-time defending champion Germany
Denmark pulled one of the biggest upsets in the history of women’s soccer when it beat six-time European champion Germany, coming from behind for a 2-1 win in the Euro 2017 quarterfinals. Second-halfgoals from Nadia Nadim and Theresa Nielsen gave the Danes the win in a match that postponed from Saturday night after heavy rains.
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Euro 2017: Norway exits without a point or a goal
Katrine Veje scored to give Denmark a 1-0 win over Norway that sent it through to the quarterfinals of Euro 2017. Norway, the Euro 2013 runner-up, exited with three losses in three games andwithout a goal. Norway missed a penalty kick before halftime as Danish keeper Stina Lykke Petersen stopped Caroline Graham Hansen‘s shot. Norway […]
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U.S. Abroad: Unwanted at Hearts, Kitchen joins Randers
Fortunes of Americans abroad often change quickly upon a coaching move. Less than a year after he was named Hearts captain, 25-year-old Perry Kitchen exited the Edinburgh club, signing withDanish Superligaen club Randers FC when it became clear he didn’t have a future at Tynecastle Park. In naming Kitchen Hearts captain six months after he […]
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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MLS Moves: Loons add to European contingent
Danish winger Bashkim Kadrii has been signed to a loan deal by MLS expansion club Minnesota United FC. Kadrii, 25, comes to MLS from FC Copenhagen, for which he has played since2014. The loan runs until the end of 2017 and is his first move to a club outside his native country. In 125 Superligaen […]
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U.S. Abroad: Rubin headed to Silkeborg, Zelalem to VVV
Rubio Rubin, whose start to his pro career in the Netherlands began so promisingly in 2014, has been transferred from FC Utrecht to Danish club Silkeborg. Arsenal loaned Gedion Zelalemto Dutch second division leader VVV Venlo for the rest of the season. Rubio was called up to the U.S. national team at the age of […]
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MLS Moves: Crew SC lands defender for backline makeover
Columbus has added a Finnish international to the rebuild of its back line. Outside back Jukka Raitala comes to MLS with a decade of club experience in Norway, Spain, Germany,Denmark and the Netherlands as well as his native country. He has been signed as a Discovery Player and is classified by MLS as a senior […]
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U.S. Abroad: Head injury forces Soares to retire
After just six appearances for Danish club AGF Aarhus, defender A.J. Soares has announced his retirement. A head injury recently sidelined Soares, who joined AGF from Norway’s Viking thissummer, and he decided up retire after seeking the advice of doctors. Soares, 27, started on the New England Revolution’s 2014 MLS Cup runner-up team but chose […]