[WOMEN’S WORLD CUP QUALIFYING] Abby Wambach scored a hat trick — the sixth three-goal game of her international career– to lead the United States to a 5-0 win over Haiti in their opening game at the Concacaf Women’s World Cup qualifying tournament in Cancun, Mexico. Rachel Buehler and Amy Rodriguez also scored for the Americans, […]
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Concacaf women's qualifiers to be streamed
[ONLINE GUIDE] All 16 games at the CONCACAF Women’s World Cup qualifying tournament will be streamed live online through the CONCACAF.com web site. Group B October 29 Trinidad & Tobago vs. Canada, 6 pm Mexico vs. Guyana, 8:30 pm October 31 Canada vs. Guyana, 7 pm Mexico vs. Trinidad & Tobago, 9:30 pm November 2 […]
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USA is overwhelming favorite
[SCOUTING REPORT] With only one loss in 55 games since Pia Sundhage took over as coach three years, the USA is theoverwhelming favorite to capture one of Concacaf’s two automatic berths in the 2011 Women’s World Cup at the regional qualifying tournament that begins Thursday against Haiti in Cancun, Mexico. Here’show Sundhage has reshaped the […]
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Solo and Wambach on FIFA short list
[AWARDS] Seven players — including Americans Hope Solo and Abby Wambach — whospent 2009 in Women’s Professional Soccer are among 10 players nominated for the FIFA Women’s World Player 2010. The nominations include three players from WPS champion FC GoldPride — Camille Abily, who has since returned to France, Marta and ChristineSinclair. WPS champion FC […]
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Tri invites college stars for Women's World Cup qualifying
[MEXICO WOMEN] Mexico has invited Stanford sophomore Alina Garciamendez and San Diego junior Natalie Garcia, both defenders, to take part in the 2010 CONCACAF Women’s World Cup qualifying tournament it will host Oct. 28-Nov. 8 in Cancun. Garciamendez andGarcia started all four games for Mexico at this year’s Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Germany. They […]
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Fortune leaves school to join Brazil
[TEXAS WOMEN] Redshirt freshman Leah Fortune will miss the rest of the Texas season after being called up to theBrazilian national team for the squad’s training camp and qualifying matches for the 2011 Women’s World Cup. Fortune, who is no longer enrolled at Texas, is the youngest player called upto the Brazil camp that begins […]
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Sundhage names team for qualifying
[U.S. WOMEN] U.S. women’s national team coach Pia Sundhage named the 20 players she will take to the 2010 CONCACAFWomen’s World Cup qualifying tournament Oct. 28-Nov. 8 in Cancun, Mexico. The squad includes Kristine Lilly, who has played in five Women’sWorld Cups. Only six other players have taken part in Women’s World Cup qualifying. Forward […]
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Solo to undergo shoulder surgery
[U.S. WOMEN] Three days before the opening of training camp to prepare for 2011 Women’s World Cup qualifying, the U.S. women’s national team announced thatstarting goalie Hope Solo will undergo surgery on her right shoulder Wednesday and be sidelined five-six months. Solo, the USA’s first-choicegoalkeeper since the beginning of 2005, should return in time to […]
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WPS players capture European berths
[WOMEN’S WORLD CUP] Current or WPS players scored goals to lead England, France and Norway into the 2011 Women’s World Cup finals in Germany, while Sweden,which started four WPS players, captured the fourth European berth with a late rally at Denmark. ENGLAND. England got goals from Kelly Smith (Boston) and Eniola Aluko (Atlanta) and cruised […]
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Who's up, who's down …
[WPS] Women’s Professional Soccer wraps up its regular season on Saturday. While FC Gold Pride has clinched first place and home-field advantage in the Sept. 26championship game, the battle for second place — between Boston and Philadelphia — and the final playoff berth — between Washington and defending champion Sky Blue FC — goes down […]