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Youth movement highlights Kara Lawson's first USA camp
DURHAM, N.C. -- Paige Bueckers already has a nickname for herself and the other nine players who are making their debuts with the U.S. senior national women's basketball team this weekend at Duke: "The Young and Turnt Corps.","That's the kind of vibes that we want to bring to this camp," Bueckers sa...
Spain still No. 1 ahead of USWNT in FIFA Women's World Rankings
The U.S. women's national team remains hot on the heels of No. 1 Spain in the FIFA world rankings for December, released Thursday.,Spain stayed on top after clinching the UEFA Women's Nations League title. After falling to Spain in the final, Germany jumped two spots to No. 3 behind the Americans. ,...
Catarina Macario scores again as USWNT caps sweep of Italy
The U.S. women's national team had a slow start, by its lofty standards, but that was only a temporary setback that Catarina Macario remedied with a 20th-minute goal to spark a 2-0 victory against Italy on Monday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,Macario has five goals in a three-match scoring streak to give...
Catarina Macario tallies twice as USWNT routs Italy
Catarina Macario recorded a brace and Olivia Moultrie scored in the second minute as the United States women's national team cruised to a 3-0 victory over Italy in an international friendly on Friday night at Orlando.,Rose Lavelle, Sam Coffey and Lily Yohannes had assists as the USWNT controlled pla...
Emma Sears' hat trick propels USWNT past New Zealand
Emma Sears notched her first professional hat trick and Catarina Macario recorded a brace to help the United States women's national team roll to a 6-0 rout of New Zealand in an international friendly on Wednesday night at Kansas City, Mo.,Rose Lavelle also had a goal and Michelle Cooper had two ass...
Olivia Moultrie nets brace as USWNT tops Portugal
Olivia Moultrie scored a brace to help lead the United States women's national team to a 3-1 victory over Portugal in a friendly in Hartford, Conn., on Sunday afternoon.,Moultrie, a midfielder with the Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League, scored twice in the first 10 minutes of the...
Portugal rallies for first-ever win over USWNT
The first goal came easily for the U.S. women's national team. The rest of the match? Not so much.,Fatima Pinto scored the go-ahead goal in the 72nd minute as Portugal rallied for its first victory against the U.S. women's national team, 2-1 in Chester, Pa., on Thursday.,Rose Lavelle scored 33 secon...
World Cup champion Christen Press retires from soccer
Former U.S. Women's National Team star and Angel City FC forward Christen Press is retiring from professional soccer at the end of the season, she said Wednesday.,"It's hard to find the words to say goodbye to a sport that has defined my life for over three decades," she said in a team-released stat...
USWNT legend Tobin Heath announces retirement
Tobin Heath, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and World Cup champion with the United States Women's National Team, announced her retirement from professional soccer on her podcast "The RE-CAP Show" on Thursday.,The announcement comes after Heath, 37, struggled with a long-term left knee injury, whic...
New faces lead USWNT to familiar result: 4-0 win over Ireland
The United States women's national team's depth was on display Sunday in Cincinnati when the squad's backups dominated Ireland for a 4-0 victory in a friendly.,U.S. coach Emma Hayes made 11 changes from the lineup that defeated Ireland 4-0 on Thursday and didn't miss a beat as the Americans won thei...
USWNT hammers Ireland in Rose Lavelle's return
Rose Lavelle scored and had an assist in her return as the U.S. women's national team sent a friendly reminder of its dominance with a 4-0 victory over Ireland in Commerce City, Colo., on Thursday.,Lavelle played for the U.S for the first time since Dec. 3, 2024, after undergoing ankle surgery.,Aver...
USWNT maintains dominance of Jamaica with 4-0 win
Ally Sentnor's first-half brace and two goals by second-half substitute Lynn Biyendolo helped the U.S. women's national team continue its dominance over Jamaica with an easy 4-0 victory in a friendly in St. Louis on Tuesday.,Sentnor scored in the 19th and 28th minutes and Phallon Tullis-Joyce record...
Catarina Macario, USWNT cruise past China in friendly
Catarina Macario scored and had an assist for the U.S. women's national team, as they cruised to a 3-0 victory over China in a friendly in Saint Paul, Minn., on Saturday.,Macario scored in the 28th minute and assisted Sam Coffey's goal in the 35th. Lindsey Heaps made it 3-0 in the 54th.,This was the...
Soccer star Mallory Swanson, husband Dansby expecting first child
Chicago sports power couple Mallory and Dansby Swanson are expecting their first child.,Mallory Swanson is a forward for the Chicago Stars of the National Women's Soccer League and the U.S. Women's National Team; her husband is the All-Star shortstop for the Cubs.,They made the announcement on socia...
Brazil stuns USWNT with winner in 2nd-half stoppage time
Amanda Gutierres scored in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time, giving Brazil a stunning 2-1 victory over the U.S. women's national team in a friendly at San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday.,Gutierres had entered the match only two minutes earlier but was out front on a break when Luany spotted h...
Gotham FC captain Tierna Davidson (ACL) out for season
Gotham FC captain and USWNT defender Tierna Davidson will miss the rest of the season with a torn left ACL.,Davidson, 26, was injured during last Friday's 0-0 draw with the host Houston Dash, Gotham FC announced Wednesday.,"We are heartbroken for Tierna," Gotham FC general manager Yael Averbuch West...
USWNT to take on Ireland in two June friendlies
The United States women's national team has scheduled a pair of friendly matches in June against the Republic of Ireland.,The teams will meet in Commerce City, Colo., on June 26 and in Cincinnati on June 29, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced Monday.,The USWNT will also play a third match on July ...
Japan stops USWNT's reign in SheBelieves Cup
Toko Koga scored the go-ahead goal in the 50th minute to help Japan defeat the U.S. women's national team 2-1 in San Diego on Wednesday to end the Americans' five-year reign as SheBelieves Cup champions.,Japan won its first title.,Yuka Momiki gave Japan the lead in the second minute before Ally Sent...
USWNT defeats Australia to reach SheBelieves Cup final
The depth of the U.S. women's national depth was on display in a 2-1 win over Australia in Glendale, Ariz., on Sunday that puts the American in position for a sixth straight SheBelieves Cup title.,Despite replacing all 11 starters from a 2-0 victory against Colombia in the tournament opener on Thurs...
Alyssa Naeher named U.S. Soccer Player of the Year
Goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher was named the 2024 U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year on Saturday.,Naeher just completed her final season of international competition with the U.S. Women's National Team.,She is just the second netminder to win in the award's 40-year history, following Hope Solo in 2009....