[2015 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP] Spain qualified for the 2015 Women’s World Cup for the first time when it clinched Europe’s Group 2 title with a 2-0 win over Romania.France, Germany and Norway also qualified over the weekend, leaving only one group winner and two teams from the October playoff series still to be decided in […]
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Virginia's Swanson will assist in qualifying preparations
[USA WOMEN] Virginia women’s head coach Steve Swanson, who led the USA to the 2012 Under-20 Women’s World Cup title,will be assisting U.S. women’s national team head coach Jill Ellis as the team prepares for October’s Concacaf Women’s Championship that serves asregional qualifying for the 2015 Women’s World Cup. Swanson will continue to lead the […]
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USA opens against T&T at Concacaf Women's Championship
[DATEBOOK] The USA will open against Trinidad & Tobago, then face Guatemala and Haiti in Group A at the Concacaf Women’s Championship that will be played inthe United States. The tournament will serve as qualifying for the 2015 Women’s World Cup. The USA opens on Oct. 15 in Kansas City against Trinidad & Tobago, then […]
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Women's star power drives turf fight
By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) It’s a tribute to the star power of the U.S. women’s national team thatits fight to have grass installed at the six Canadian venues for next year’s Women’s World Cup has gained so much attention. It’s also a testament to the blindness of FIFA higher-ups that the case of#GrassNotTurf won’t die. […]
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What They're Saying: Alex Morgan
“They are treating us as second class to the men. Using the women as guinea pigs in their experiment is just not right.” — U.S. star Alex Morganon FIFA’s plans to play the 2015 Women’s World Cup at six venues with artificial turf. (TMZ.com)
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Female Group: World Cup Artificial Turf is 'Gender Discrimination'
A group of about 40 female soccer players from around the world retained legal counsel this week to send a letter to the Canadian Soccer Association and world governing body FIFA over the use ofartificial turf fields in next year’s Women’s World Cup, alleging that it is “a second class surface” that represents “gender discrimination […]
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Women's World Cup dress rehearsal begins Tuesday
[COUNTDOWN: Canada 2014] Twelve years after hosting the first FIFA youth championship for women, Canada will welcome 16 teams for the Under-20 Women’s World Cupthat kicks off on Tuesday. This time, the tournament will be a dress rehearsal for an even bigger event in Canada: the 2015 Women’s World Cup, which has been expanded to […]
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U.S. venues picked for Women's World Cup qualifying
[DATEBOOK] The 2014 Concacaf Women’s Championship, which will serve as qualifying for the 2015 Women’s World Cup in Canada, will be played Oct. 15-26 in four MLSstadiums. Group play will consist of doubleheaders at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas, Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois, and RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., while the semifinalsand final […]
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Japan captures AFC Women's Asian Cup
[WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2015: Qualifying] Japan, the defending Women’s World Cup champion, won the AFC Women’s Asian Cup with a 1-0 win over Australia in the finalbefore 10,000 fans in Ho Chi Minh City. They will be joined by China, South Korea and Thailand in next year’s expanded Women’s World Cup. AzusaIwashimizu scored the game’s […]
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USA will host Concacaf Women's Championship
[DATEBOOK] Eight national teams will square off in the United States this fall to determine the Concacaf representatives for the 2015 Women’s WorldCup to be played in Canada. The tournament was originally scheduled to be played in Mexico, but issues with anticipated venues forced Concacaf to move qualifying. The regionalchampionship will serve as the finals of the […]