Without a world championship in 2017, the U.S. women’s national team faces its biggest tests of the year when it meets Olympic gold-medalist Germany, England and France at the second annualSheBelieves Cup. Almost all the tickets for the opening doubleheader featuring USA-Germany are sold. Here’s a look at three keys to the tournament. SheBelieves Cup: […]
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USWNT: Mix of veterans and new faces ready tor Romania
The timing is a bit unfortunate, falling on the day before the USA men tangle with Mexico to kick off the Hexagonal, but for the American women games against Romania this week offer a good lookinto the future. Five of the six players that earned their first caps against Switzerland last month are back in […]
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USWNT: Five regulars return for Romania series
U.S. women’s national team coach Jill Ellis recalled five regulars who had sat out the Switzerland series for the final games of the year against Romania in November: Julie Johnston,Meghan Klingenberg, Ali Krieger, Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan From the team that went to the Rio Olympics, all but Carli Lloyd, who is getting married,Hope […]
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What They're Saying: Carli Lloyd
“People are only talking about the kneeling aspect of it. I think it becomes more of a distraction because it gets our coach involved, our support staff involved and we as a team. We as a team havedealt so many things along the way whether it’s off the pitch, on the field. We can handle […]
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What They're Saying: Megan Rapinoe
“I want to be respected for the way I feel. I think that’s their right to do that and I totally understand that. That being said, there’s so many people that support me and have said that.Whether it’s fans yelling from the field or when I’m signing or whatever. It’s kind of both. I appreciate […]
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Rapinoe: 'I just went with what was in my heart'
After dominating pre-game coverage of her teammate Heather O’Reilly‘s farewell game with questions about whether or not she would kneel in protest during the playing of the national anthemduring, Megan Rapinoe indeed kneeled before Thursday’s USA-Thailand in Columbus. Rapinoe kneeled in support of the example of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick before the Seattle […]
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Rapinoe knee overshadows O'Reilly farewell buildup
Heather O’Reilly is arguably the most decorated player ever in the history of U.S. women’s soccer — the only player who has won Women’s World Cup, Olympics, U-20 Women’s World Cup, WPS, NWSLand NCAA titles — and surely one of the most popular, but her farewell game against Thailand Thursday in Columbus, Ohio, has been […]
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U.S. Women: Ellis recalls Olympians for friendlies
As she had stated, U.S. women’s national team head coach Jill Ellis will stickwith the team — 17 players, all but suspended Hope Solo and four alternates — she picked for the Rio Olympics for friendlies against Thailand next Thursday in Columbus, Ohio, and theNetherlands three days after that at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. […]
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What They're Saying: Unnamed Washington Spirit employee
“This is what hijacking something actually looks like. Megan Rapinoe has the right to express herself. PICKLE, out.” — Washington Spirit tweet, written by a Spirit employee andsince deleted, protesting the post on the club’s same Twitter account by Washington Spirit owner Bill Lynch, explaining why the NWSL club wouldn’t allow Rapinoe to “hijack” Wednesday’s […]
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What They're Saying: Bill Lynch
“We’re absolutely inclusive. Anyone claiming we’re not inclusive, it’s silly. [Sexuality] is not even something that gets discussed. We don’t make decisions based on race,gender or sexual preference. Unless someone is talking about it, I have no idea what their sexual preference is.” — Washington Spirit owner Bill Lynch on Seattle Reign starMegan Rapinoe, who […]