U.S. midfielder Korbin Albert apologizes for sharing 'insensitive and hurtful' social media posts
U_S_ womenโs national team midfielder Korbin Albert has apologized for having liked and shared social media posts that she described as โoffensive, insensitive and hurtful.โ.
Ali Krieger, Gotham win NWSL championship after Megan Rapinoe's career ends with an injury
World Cup winner Esther Gonzรกlez scored the go-ahead goal on a header in first-half stoppage time and Gotham FC survived a wild finish to beat OL Reign 2-1 in the National Womenโs Soccer League championship match.
Megan Rapinoe hobbles off the pitch after injury early in the final match of her career
Megan Rapinoe of the OL Reign suffered a non-contact injury to her right leg early in the NWSL championship match and needed assistance as she hobbled off the field in the last match of her storied career.
National Womenโs Soccer League announces new media deal with CBS, ESPN, Prime Video and Scripps' ION
The National Womenโs Soccer League on Thursday announced a new media rights deal that will feature the leagueโs matches on ESPN, CBS Sports, Amazon Prime Video and Scripps Sports.
Reign and Rapinoe, Gotham and Krieger advance to NWSL championship game before retiring
Veronica Latsko scored the lone goal on Sunday as OL Reign defeated the San Diego Wave in the National Womenโs Soccer League playoff semifinals.
Megan Rapinoe honored by team OL Reign in front of record NWSL crowd of 34,130
Retiring star Megan Rapinoe was honored by club team OL Reign in front of a National Womenโs Soccer League record crowd of 34,130, many of whom wore pink wigs in her honor.
Megan Rapinoe's legacy with US team is bigger than soccer
Megan Rapinoe was always unabashedly authentic during her soccer career, whether she was advocating for equal pay and racial justice or scoring an elusive goal off a corner kick.
Julie Ertz says goodbye to the US national team during a 3-0 win over South Africa
Two-time Womenโs World Cup winner Julie Ertz played her final match for the United States, an emotional 3-0 victory over South Africa in an exhibition at Cincinnati.
Marta, Sinclair and Rapinoe among the generational talents retiring after Women's World Cup
Generational talents Marta, Christine Sinclair and Megan Rapinoe have all played in their final Womenโs World Cup.
The future is uncertain for the United States after crashing out of the Women's World Cup
The once-dominant Americans crashed out of the Womenโs World Cup on penalties after a scoreless draw with Sweden in the Round of 16.
US loses to Sweden on penalty kicks in its earliest Women's World Cup exit ever
The United States played its best game of this Womenโs World Cup and it wasnโt good enough to stop the two-time reigning champions from being eliminated in the round of 16.
US and Sweden meet again in a Women's World Cup match that will eliminate either Rapinoe or Seger
Three powerhouse teams play on the second day of the Womenโs World Cup knockout stage and at least one of the best will be eliminated.
Shaky Americans avoid upset to reach Women's World Cup knockout round after 0-0 draw with Portugal
The two-time reigning champion United States came within inches of Womenโs World Cup elimination, but Portugalโs late near-miss helped the Americans avoid the biggest upset in tournament history.
Women's World Cup greets its 1 millionth ticketholder as sales approach 1.7 million
A Colorado woman has become the 1 millionth ticketholder to attend a game at the Womenโs World Cup being co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand.
US needs win or draw to avoid risk of elimination in group play for first time in Women's World Cup
The United States arrived at the Womenโs World Cup as the favorite to win an unprecedented third consecutive title.
Megan Rapinoe adjusts to new role at Women's World Cup while still savoring final days in spotlight
Megan Rapinoe is adjusting to her new role at the Womenโs World Cup, even if it means sheโs not on the field as much as sheโd like to be.
Rose Lavelle returns to Women's World Cup a smarter player than her 2019 breakout debut
Rose Lavelle says she hopes sheโs a smarter player in the years since she was a breakout star for the U.S. in the 2019 Womenโs World Cup final against the Netherlands.
Rapinoe's farewell begins with the U.S. team's opening Women's World Cup match against Vietnam
Megan Rapinoeโs final run on the global stage begins Saturday when the United States opens its quest to win an unprecedented third consecutive Womenโs World Cup title.
Trinity Rodman scores two second-half goals, US beats Wales 2-0 heading into Women's World Cup
Rising star Trinity Rodman scored for U.S. in the 76th minute and again in the 88th, and the Americans finally capitalized on their many offensive chances to beat Wales 2-0 in a final tuneup for the Women's World Cup.
Megan Rapinoe says she'll retire after the NWSL season and her 4th World Cup
U.S. womenโs soccer star Megan Rapinoe is ready to retire after an illustrious career in which she won an Olympic gold medal, two World Cups and never shied away from using her platform to spotlight social issues.
Megan Rapinoeโs role is evolving as the US prepares for a title defense at the Womenโs World Cup
Megan Rapinoeโs role is changing as the United States prepares for the Womenโs World Cup.
Morgan and Rapinoe selected for the US Women's World Cup roster
Eighteen-year-old Alyssa Thompson is among the 23 players selected for the United States team that will defend its title at the Womenโs World Cup next month.
Predicting the Womenโs World Cup roster for this summer
The United States Womenโs National Team (USWNT) is looking to win the FIFA Womenโs World Cup for the third time in a row, and head coach Vlatko Andonovski has some tough choices to make when it comes to roster selection.
US regroups for Women's World Cup with Swanson sidelined
The United States is facing some uncertainty as it prepares for the approaching Womenโs World Cup with forward Mallory Swanson sidelined by a serious knee injury for the foreseeable future.
5 NWSL players have been with the same team all 11 seasons
The Portland Thorns' Christine Sinclair is one of just five players who helped launch the National Women's Soccer League in 2013 and are still with their same teams.
Womenโs soccer is finally having the moment its always deserved
It seems that after every Womenโs World Cup that the United States Womenโs National Team wins (USWNT for short), there will be a boom in the sport.
Brittney Grinerโs drawn-out drug trial in Russia resumes
The latest Russian court hearing in the drug trial of American basketball star Brittney Griner has focused on testimony about countries that regard cannabis as having legitimate medicinal uses.
US women's team has new vibe, work to do before World Cup
The U.S. women's national soccer team has a new look with young talent, and coach Vlatko Andonovski has tweaked its traditional straightforward and speedy attack to take a more nuanced approach.
US women beat Jamaica 5-0 at the W Championship
Sophia Smith scored twice in the opening minutes and the U.S. womenโs national team edged closer to a spot in the 2023 World Cup with a 5-0 victory over Jamaica on Thursday in the CONCACAF W Championship.
LIVE: Gymnast Simone Biles, actor Denzel Washington among recipients awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
The White House says President Joe Biden will present the nation's highest civilian honor to 17 people, including gymnast Simone Biles, actor Denzel Washington and the late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, with whom Biden served in the Senate.
Biden to award Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, Giffords
The White House says President Joe Biden will present the nation's highest civilian honor to 17 people, including gymnast Simone Biles, actor Denzel Washington and the late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, with whom Biden served in the Senate.
Smith scores twice, US women beat Colombia 3-0 in Colorado
Sophia Smith scored twice in the second half and the U.S. womenโs national team beat Colombia 3-0 on Saturday night to extend its home unbeaten streak to 68 games.
Athletes react to the Supreme Court's abortion decision
U.S. national soccer team star Megan Rapinoe is among a group of leading sports figures who have expressed anger over the Supreme Courtโs decision to strip the nationโs constitutional protections for abortion, decrying an erosion of rights that women have had for a generation.
Rapinoe, Morgan back for US for World Cup qualifiers
Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan have been included on the U.S. national soccer team roster for the upcoming CONCACAF W Championship, which will determine four of the regionโs teams in the 2023 Womenโs World Cup.
US women's soccer equal pay victory decades in the making
The U.S. women's national team's efforts to secure equitable pay finally came to fruition this week when the players reached a collective bargaining agreement with U.S. Soccer that gives them the same pay as their male counterparts.
Ex-US Soccer president running again 2 years after quitting
Carlos Cordeiro is running to regain his job as U.S. Soccer Federation president, two years after he quit amid a backlash to the groupโs lawyers filing legal papers claiming the womenโs national team players had less physical ability and responsibility than their male counterparts.
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US Soccer says it has offered men, women identical contracts
The U.S. Soccer Federation says it has offered identical contract proposals to the playersโ associations for the menโs and womenโs national teams, and the governing body said it would refuse to agree to a deal in which World Cup prize money is not equalized.
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Goals: Megan Rapinoe launches 'The Call In' book club
Megan Rapinoe is such a fan of #MeToo pioneer Tarana Burke that the soccer star chose Burke's upcoming memoir, โUnbound,โ for her new online book club before she had even read it.
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US women earn bronze medal with 4-3 win over Australia
Megan Rapinoe and Carli Lloyd each scored a pair of goals and the United States won the bronze medal in womenโs soccer at the Tokyo Olympics with a 4-3 victory over Australia.
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Rapinoe converts and US gets past Netherlands on penalties
Megan Rapinoe converted the deciding penalty in a shootout and the United States advanced to the semifinals of the womenโs Olympic soccer tournament 4-2 following a 2-2 draw with the Netherlands.
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USWNT outlasts Netherlands in penalty shootout for Olympic semifinal berth
Megan Rapinoe scored the clinching penalty kick as the United States women's national team outlasted the Netherlands for a spot in the Olympic women's soccer semifinals.
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US rebounds from opening loss with 6-1 win over New Zealand
The Americans rebounded from their opening loss to Sweden with a 6-1 rout of New Zealand in front of the First Lady in the womenโs soccer tournament at the Tokyo Olympics.
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US women tell 9th Circuit trial court didn't factor success
Players on the U.S. womenโs national soccer team urged a federal appeals court to reinstate their equal pay lawsuit, saying their greater success than the American men was not taken into account by a trial court judge who dismissed their case.
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U.S. women thrashed by Sweden in stunning Olympic defeat
The United States suffered a humbling 3-0 defeat against a superior Sweden team in a womenโs soccer Group G opener Wednesday, losing for the first time in 44 matches dating back to January of 2019.
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Letโs break down the U.S. Womenโs National Soccer Team roster for Tokyo
With the Olympics right around the corner, the final rosters and teams are shaping up, and that includes the U.S. Womenโs National Soccer Team.
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New this week: Whales, 'LFG,' 'Mysterious Benedict Society'
This weekโs new entertainment releases includes Conan OโBrien closing out his TBS late-night show and the new soccer documentary โLFG,โ a revealing look at the U.S. Womenโs National Soccer Teamโs battle for equal pay.
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Womenโs soccer stars join Biden to promote closing pay gap
Biden and his wife, Jill, hosted a roundtable with Margaret Purce and Megan Rapinoe of the U.S. womenโs national soccer team, and other members of the squad who attended virtually. โDoesnโt matter if youโre an electrician, an accountant or part of the best damn soccer team in the world,โ Biden said. The suit was dismissed in May because the women had accepted a different base pay structure than the men's soccer team. The women's team plans to appeal the dismissal. The National Women's Law Center found that Black women earn just 63 cents for a dollar paid to a non-Hispanic white man, while Hispanic women make only 55 cents.
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US Soccer council member removed after controversial speech
The USSF board of directors voted to repeal the policy last June, a decision the online annual meeting affirmed Saturday by 71.34% voting in favor of repeal. โEvery race in the history of mankind has been enslaved by another demographic at some point time." He suggested athletes who wish to take a knee do so on their own individual platforms but not while representing the U.S. on a soccer field. AdMembers of the women's team who had kneeled for the anthem announced last week that they would no longer do so, preferring instead to focus on projects within the team and their communities to fight systemic racism. ___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
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Rapinoe-led US beats Argentina 6-0 to win SheBelieves Cup
The United States shut out Canada in the round-robin tournament opener and then downed Brazil 2-0 on Sunday. Rapinoe scored in the 16th minute with a well-timed strike on a through ball from Rose Lavelle for the early lead. It was Lloyd's 124th international goal and it came in her 299th appearance with the national team. It was her 108th international goal, moving her into sole possession of fifth place on the team's career list. The United States improved to 4-0 against Argentina.
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Press, Rapinoe score, US beats Brazil 2-0 in SheBelieves Cup
The United States sits atop the SheBelieves Cup standings with two wins. But not only a goal, the way we played our attack in the first 20 minutes," Brazil coach Pia Sundhage said. It was Press' 10th goal in her last 13 national team games and 59th international goal. Alex Morgan made her first start for the national team since giving birth to daughter Charlie last year. The U.S. beat Canada 1-0 in its SheBelieves Cup opener on Thursday, while Brazil beat rival Argentina 4-1.
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Rapinoe returns to US national team after nearly a year
That's changing now that Rapinoe has returned to the U.S. national team for its January training camp in Florida after sitting out most of last year. The last time Rapinoe played for the national team was on March 11, when she scored in a 3-1 SheBelieves Cup victory over Japan. The national team settled its dispute with the federation over unequal working conditions in December, leaving the pay dispute still unresolved. Rapinoe, 35, has scored 52 goals with 68 assists in 168 appearances with the national team since her first call-up in 2006. She scored on a penalty kick in the United States' victory over the Netherlands in the 2019 World Cup final.