Boston Breakers rookie Rose Lavelle scored in the 56th minute to give the USA a 1-0 win over Sweden in Gothenburg, kicking off its two-game Scandinavian tour. Crystal Dunnused her speed to feed Lavelle, who picked up the ball on the right side of the penalty area and scored with a low shot just inside […]
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USA-Sweden: Old nemesis awaits in Gothenburg
The USA will face Sweden for the first time since the Swedes knocked the USA out of the Olympics in the quarterfinals. Sweden has been one of the toughest opponents for the USA in recentyears. The Swedes are unbeaten in their last four meetings with the USA and have conceded just two goals in those […]
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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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Match-fixing attempt forces postponement of Swedish rivalry game
The IFK Goteborg-AIK Stockholm game — the biggest intercity rivalry in Sweden — was called off on Thursday because of an apparent match-fixing attempt that was reportedly aimed at Goteborg’s37-year-old backup keeper, Kyriakos Stamatopoulos, who was expected to start.
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U.S. Abroad: Diskerud, Brooks and Lichaj get goals
Mix Diskerud scored his first goal since joining IFK Goteborg in a 2-0 win over Sirius on the second day of the Swedish Allsvenskan. Defenders John Brooks (Hertha Berlin) and EricLichaj (Nottingham Forest) both had goals in winning efforts. Perhaps the biggest performance of the weekend came from Bobby Wood, who set up Aaron Hunt‘slate […]
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U.S. Abroad: Diskerud makes debut in Sweden
Mix Diskerud made his debut for Swedish club IFK Goteborg in a 1-1 tie with Malmo before more than 32,000 fans on the opening day of the Allsvenskan. Bobby Wood, who remained in Germanyduring the international break with a back injury, assisted on the first goal in Hamburg’s 2-1 win over that lifted it to […]
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Updated MLS Rosters: Who's in and who's out for 2017
New York City FC, which still holds the rights to Mix Diskerud, has loaned the U.S. international to Swedish club IKF Goteborg until Aug. 27. The New York Red Bulls added Norwegian forwardFredrik Gulbrandsen on loan from FC Red Bull Salzburg. MLS’s primary transfer window remains open until May 8. Atlanta United(Sneak Peek) 2017 Roster […]
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Mourinho wants Rooney and Ibra back at Manchester United
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho hopes both Wayne Rooney and Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be back at Old Trafford next season. Rooney backed off from a possible moveto China last month while Ibra’s option is up at the end of the season.
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Dortmund signs Sweden's 'new Ibrahimovic'
A year after making his debut with AIK Stockholm at the age of 16, Alexander Isak, the son of Eritrean immigrants, earned a transfer for $10.8 million to Borussia Dortmund, where he joinsEurope’s greatest collection of teenage talent. “Isak is rewriting history and I am not surprised,” said Swedish national team coach Janne Anderson. “I knew […]
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NWSL: Fletcher will retire after nine pro seasons
Kendall Fletcher, one of the best defenders in U.S. women’s pro soccer since its relaunch in 2009, will be leaving the NWSL’s Seattle Reign. She will finish out the Australian W-League seasonwith the Western Sydney Wanderers, then start a three-year program to earn an Advanced Diploma in Ministry at the Hillsong International Leadership College in […]