[AWARDS] Marta, who led FC Gold Pride to the 2010 Women’s Professional Soccer title, won her fifth straight FIFA Women’sPlayer of the Year. New awards went to Jose Mourinho (Inter Milan/Real Madrid) and Silvia Neid (German national team) asthe men’s soccer and women’s soccer coaches of the year. Marta, 24, is a free agent after […]
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Donovan and Wambach win fourth U.S. Soccer honors
[AWARDS] Landon Donovan and Abby Wambach both won fourth titles as U.S. SoccerAthletes of the Year. Donovan became the first player to win four Male Athlete of the Year awards, while Wambach now only trails Mia Hamm, who won the women’saward five times (1994-98). Donovan previously won back-to-back awards in 2003 and 2004 and also […]
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Women's soccer gets wakeup call
[MY VIEW] One loss in 36 games is certainly no reason to panic, but the USA’s 2-1 loss to Mexico Friday in Women’s World Cup qualifying is a wake-up call. Moretroubling than the result was the manner of the U.S. performance. Unless there’s an overhaul in the women’s development program, the USA runs the risk […]
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German domination complete
[UNDER-20 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP] Germany clinched the Under-20 Women’s World Cup with its sixth win in six games, a 2-0 victory over Nigeria, before a crowd of24,633 in Bielefeld Germany, the first host nation to win an under-20 women’s championship, won all six games by two or more goals, and its 20 goals were the […]
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Germany has plenty of Popp to its attack
[UNDER-20 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP] Once again, host Germany ran rampant, crushing South Korea, 5-1, to advance to Sunday’s Under-20 Women’s World Cup final againstNigeria, a 1-0 winner over Colombia in Thursday’s other semifinal. Alexandra Popp added another two goals — the second on a penalty kick after a bizarrehandball — to give her nine goals […]
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'Ji Messi' overcomes hardships
[PORTRAIT] South Korea has been one of the surprises at the Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Germany with one of the tournament’s most exciting teams led by Ji So Yun, dubbed “Ji Messi,” for her resemblance to Lionel Messi. Women’s soccer received a boost when South Korea co-hosted the 2002 (men’s) World Cup, attracting more […]
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USA eliminated in shocker
[UNDER-20 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP] The defending champion United States fell in the quarterfinals of the Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Germany, losing to Nigeria in ashootout after their game ended 1-1. Sydney Leroux and captain Christine Nairn, the returning stars from the ’08championship team, both missed their penalty kicks. The loss marked the first time […]
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Leroux gives USA group title
[UNDER-20 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP] Sydney Leroux scored in the 21st minute to give the USA a 1-0 win over South Korea and earnit first place in Group D to set up a date with Nigeria in Augsburg on Sunday. Leroux matched her 2008 total when her five goals earned her the Golden Shoe as the […]
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Colombia advances in first appearance
[UNDER-20 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP] Playing in its first Under-20 Women’s World Cup, Colombia beat Costa Rica, 3-0, on Tuesday to overtake France and claimsecond place in Group A behind host Germany. Besides Germany and Colombia, Sweden and North Korea, the 2008 runner-up, also advanced to the quarterfinals. Group A Germany 4 France 1 Colombia 3 […]
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Under-20 Women's World Cup Results
[SCOREBOARD] Asian teams are unbeaten after the first day of play at the Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Germany. After North Korea beat Brazil, 1-0, onTuesday, South Korea crushed Switzerland, 4-0 and Japan rallied from 3-1 down to tie Mexico, 3-3, on Wednesday. The University of Arizona’s RenaeCuellar, one of four U.S. collegians in the […]