U.S. coach Laura Harvey has named her 20-player roster for the 2020 Concacaf Women’s U-20 Championship, Feb. 22-March 8 in the Dominican Republic, from which two teamsqualify for the 2020 World Cup. Two Concacaf teams, Costa Rica and Panama, qualify automatically as co-hosts of the World Cup in August. U.S. 2020 Concacaf Women’s U-20 Championship […]
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U.S. Soccer lures Laura Harvey away from NWSL to take over U-20 women
Kate Markgraf, the first U.S. women’s national team generalmanager, has quickly left a mark on the program. She hired the popular Vlatko Andonovski away from Reign FC to become national team head coach. And she lured LauraHarvey, another leading candidate for the national team job, away from the Utah Royals to become the U.S. U-20 […]
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Would U.S. women agree to 'equal pay' deal akin to Australia and Norway? No way
Australia’s new deal giving its women’s soccer team “equal pay” with its men’s team prompted one question: Why can’t we do this in the United States? The simplest answer isthis: The U.S. women would certainly not agree to such a deal. Nor would their advocates and a lot of the media. The simplest reason why […]
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How Carli Lloyd, Lindsey Horan, Christen Press and Jill Ellis rate the rise of European women's soccer — and what it means for the USA
The USA is off on another “Victory Tour” after claiming its fourth Women’s World Cup crown last month with arguably the finest performance the women’s game has witnessed, but the most compelling storyin France this summer wasn’t the Americans’ mastery over everyone else. Those inside the game have been closely watching things evolve inEurope for […]
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SA Resources: USWNT discrimination lawsuit coverage
Here’s an archive of Soccer America’s coverage of the U.S. women’s national team’s federal gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation. U.S. Soccer: Women make more than men,except for FIFA bonuses — and don’t forget about NWSL salaries and USWNT benefits by Beau Dure Tying national team pay to revenuewould exacerbate pointless gender war […]
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Watch: Highlights of Sweden beating England for third place
Early goals by Kosovare Asllani (11th minute) and Sofia Jakobsson (22nd) led to a 2-1 Sweden win in the third-place game at the Women’s World Cup.
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U.S. Soccer's Mirelle van Rijbroek on DA vs. ECNL, college soccer, girls YNT scouting, and Dutch success
Mirelle van Rijbroek has been U.S. Soccer’s Director of Talent Identification-Girls since November 2017. She arrived from her native Netherlands, where she served as the Managerof Talent Development and Elite Performance for the Dutch federation (KNVB). In 2014, the Netherlands won its first Women’s U-19 European Championship title while Van Rijbroek served as KNVBYouth Technical Director […]
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Under threat: USA's unequaled domination in women's soccer
A few days ago, I watched defending champion North Korea beat the USA 3-0 during the U-17 Women’s World Cup. The North Koreans dominated the game in all fronts even though they scored alltheir goals from set plays, namely corner kicks. The only dimension that I would think that our girls were better at was […]
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USA breaks record with 13-0 win at Concacaf U-20 Men's Championship
Concacaf’s decision to invite all members to send teams to the Concacaf U-20 Men’s Championship without any preliminary rounds was bound to create some mismatches. After a 7-1 win overPuerto Rico, the USA beat U.S. Virgin Islands, 13-0, on Saturday to set a new team record for the most goals at the Concacaf U-20 Men’s […]
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Results: Under-20 Women's World Cup
Monday, August 13 Group C: USA 2 Spain 2. (Smith 83, DeMelo 87; Guijarro 7, Garcia 42. Att.:1,681.) Japan 6 Paraguay 0. (Takarada 5, 18, 61; Ueki 44, 45+3, 60. Att.: 1,525.) Group D: China 1 Nigeria 1. (ZhangLinyan 41; own goal 90+5. Att.: 1,534.) Germany 3 Haiti 2. (Freigang 18, Koegel 49, Buehl 60; […]