“I don’t think I would say it the same way …” — Bob Bradley, asked by interviewer Jonathan Overend onBBC Radio’s Sportsweek if men’s soccer was catching up to women’s soccer in the United States after Overend noted that the men’s game was “lagging behind.” (BBC)
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Concacaf women headed to Cancun and Playa del Carmen
[DATEBOOK] The USA was grouped with Costa Rica, Haiti and Guatemala — three teams that it has never lost to — in Concacaf qualifying for the 2011Women’s World Cup to take place Oct. 28-Nov. 8 in the Mexican resort towns of Cancun and Playa del Carmen. Host Mexico, Canada, Trinidad & Tobago and Guyana will […]
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Wambach leads USA past Sweden
[U.S. WOMEN] The U.S. women’s national team got two goals from Abby Wambach on headers to defeat Sweden, 3-0,Saturday evening at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Conn. After drawing 1-1 with Sweden earlier in the week, the No. 1 ranked USA put on an impressive display against the fourth-rankedteam in the world as Megan Rapinoe […]
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Sweden stymies USA before record Omaha crowd
[U.S. WOMEN] The USA had to settle for a 1-1 tie with Sweden in their international friendly on Wednesday, snapping an eight-game winning streak at home andconceding their first goal at home in 884 minutes dating back to November 2008. Amy Rodriguez, one of the hottest players in WPS with PhiladelphiaUnion, scored her eighth career […]
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No doubt who's No. 1 …
[U.S. WOMEN] Abby Wambach scored two goals and assisted on another, and KristineLilly (130th of her career) and Heather O’Reilly also scored to lead the USA to a 4-0 win over Germany in a battle of women’s soccer’s top twoteams. The victory made it three wins in a row for the USA against Germany, the […]
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Krieger and Morgan join WPS stars
[U.S. WOMEN] German-based defender Ali Krieger and University of California forward Alex Morgan are the only non-WPS players on the U.S. roster for the game against Germany on May 22 at Cleveland Browns Stadium (TV: ESPN2, live, 6 p.m. ET). Thefriendly pits the USA and Germany, 1-2 according to the latest FIFA rankings, in their […]
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Bradley's annual compensation exceeds $500,000
U.S. national team coach Bob Bradley received compensation of $522,923 between April 1, 2008, and March 31, 2009, according to the most recent U.S. SoccerFederation tax statement made available for public review. He wasn’t the highest-paid U.S. Soccer employee. Chief executive Dan Flynn earned$646,066. President Sunil Gulati is a volunteer. Other total compensation figures for […]
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Olympic star Lloyd sidelined with broken ankle
[WPS] Carli Lloyd‘s hard-luck Women’s Professional Soccer career continued when Sky Blue FC placed the 2008 Olympic star on the 30-day injuredreserve after she suffered a broken ankle in Sunday’s 1-0 victory over the Chicago Red Stars, her former club. Lloyd suffered the injury when she slipped on the surface at Toyota Parkand landed awkwardly […]
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USA wins latest 'Guerra Fria'
[U.S. WOMEN] In the first game it has ever played in snow, the U.S. women’s national team defeated Mexico, 1-0, on Wednesday night in Sandy, Utah. Abby Wambach scored the game’s lone goal in the 60th minute, tying her with the legendary Michelle Akers for thirdon the USA’s all-time scoring list with 105 goals, behind […]
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Mexico no match in 2010 home opener
[U.S. WOMEN] Forward Amy Rodriguez scored her first international goal in more than a year and a half, and Shannon Boxx and Lauren Cheney added goals on either side of halftime for the USA in a 3-0 win over Mexico Sunday at theUniversity of San Diego’s Torero Stadium. The Americans outshotMexico, 21-2, in their 2010 […]