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Wide-Open N.C.A.A.’s Show Growth of Women’s Soccer
After years of dominance by a few top programs, this year’s N.C.A.A. women’s soccer tournament could crown a first-time winner.
Womens World Cup 2015: Latest Group Results, Table and Schedule for Tuesday
Hosts Canada sealed their place in the last 16 at the Womens World Cup on Monday as they drew 1-1 with the Netherlands to finish top of Group A. Chinas 2-2 draw with New Zealand saw them finish. Thailand are still in with a chance also. Tuesday.
College Team Finds Novel Alternative to N.C.A.A.
After winning six national championships in the past decade for teams that play a step below the varsity level, Brigham Young University wanted a more serious challenge for its mens soccer team. University officials would not consider raising mens soccer from the club level to varsity status, as it had done for women, saying that it would cost too much and require the university to add another womens sport under Title IX, the 1972 law that forced schools to offer women equal opportunity in sports.. Brigham Young Univ mens soccer team buys $40,000 franchise in amateur soccer league that operates outside National Collegiate Athletic Assn control, finding it cheaper than fielding varsity team and having to abide by Title IX law that would require them to add another womens sport; university officials say that would cost $500,000; $40,000 needed to buy franchise was provided by donors; NCAA says it will examine universitys decision to join Premier Development League, spring-summer league that consists of 50 teams around country; by joining league not governed by NCAA, team can avoid restrictions on recruiting, practice, games and travel; Brigham Youngs decision arouses some wariness among Title IX supporters, who fear imminent dilution of law by Bush administration and are suspicious of any actions that may be seen as attempt to circumvent law; photo (M)
Ordega, Nigeria pose spirited threat to US team at Womens World Cup
When Washington Spirit Coach Mark Parsons was scouting forward Francisca Ordega before this National Womens Soccer League season, all the available highlight clips were of the Nigerian forward playing for her national team. Except one, which featured .
USA vs. Nigeria, World Cup 2015: Abby Wambach wins.
Mission accomplished for the United States. Theyve won a. U.S. Soccer WNT (@ussoccer_wnt) June 16, 2015. The United States women have to win to avoid some of the worlds best in early knockout stages. Kevin C.
After concussion, U.S. womens soccer player turns to.
View image | gettyimages.com After suffering a concussion during a game in April, U.S. womens soccer player Ali Kreiger is using a protective headband as.
USA Beats Australia 3-1 In Womens World Cup 2015 Game.
What a soccer game! The 2015 Womens World Cup is underway and the competition is already turning fierce! Team USA took on Australia in their first match on June 8 and wow! The intense match between the two teams��.
For Womens Leagues, Strike 1. Strike 2. Strike 3?
. The U.S. womens soccer team won its third straight Olympic gold medal, beating Japan last Thursday. But the elite players will come home to landscape that is barren in terms of a top league for female players.
A Match With Diplomacy on the Sideline
Having traveled across the Atlantic Ocean and a wider political gulf, the Iranian soccer team recently arrived for the first time in the United States, only to discover that this extraordinary road trip was really a homecoming. Sundays match against the Americans at the Rose Bowl will not be so different from any match played at Azadi Stadium in Tehran. An estimated 500,000 Iranian-Americans live in Southern California, and they have given Los Angeles the nickname of Tehrangeles. Of the expected 50,000 spectators, officials said as many as 40,000 could be there to support Iran, where soccer is a consuming secular passion. Fans are coming from as far as Toronto and Washington. Web site messages have provided ticketholders with instructions on wearing shirts of red, white and green, Irans national colors, depending on the location of their seats. If we do this around the stadium, we will have the flag of Iran just by sitting there, one message said.. Article on upcoming soccer game between US and Iran at Rose Bowl notes that estimated 500,000 Iranian-Americans live in Southern California and of 50,000 expected spectators, as many as 40,000 could be there to support Iran; photo (M)
Dreaming of an End to Soccers Nightmare
Soccers leaders could learn from ice hockey, borrowing its tie-breaking solution to put an end to the wholly unsatisfying spectacle of penalty kicks.
Sports of The Times; Great Sport Had Bad Bottom Line
THEY called him St. John. He was the Daddy Warbucks of womens soccer. At ceremonies of the Womens United Soccer Association, the greatest female players in the world would give John S. Hendricks a standing ovation, imploring him to keep up his noble cause.. George Vecsey Sports of The Times column discusses folding of Womens United Soccer Association, led by founder and chairman John S Hendricks, just before Womens World Cup; league was financially strapped, despite success of US national team on international level; photos (M)
Womens World Cup: USA 0-0 Sweden ��� as it happened.
Defences were on top in Winnipeg, as USA and Sweden played out a closely-fought goalless draw where chances were few.
New Deal Gives Women Parity in Pay and Full-Time Status
In an agreement that for the first time creates salary parity between the American mens and womens national soccer teams, the United States Soccer Federation and the womens team formally announced yesterday a new five-year contract on which they reached agreement last week. The pact will also significantly increase the players earning potential and provide some long-term assurances for younger players.. US Soccer Federation, in agreement that for first time creates salary parity between American mens and womens national soccer teams, formally announces new five-year contract on which they reached agreement last week (M)
With four FCKC players, U.S. womens soccer team is out to.
With the 2015 FIFA Womens World Cup about to begin in Canada, four FC Kansas City players join the U.S. national team in its quest for a second championship trophy to set alongside the one America claimed in 1999.
Doubleheaders Are Set
This annual tournament has reached the quarterfinals, and for the first time in its 85-year history the United States Soccer Federation will stage them as two doubleheaders to be played on the same date -- July 22. One will be at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas and the other at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tenn. It is the next logical step for the U.S. Open Cup, said Hank Steinbrecher, the federations secretary general.. US Open Cup has reached quarterfinals, and for first time in its 85-year history US Soccer Federation will stage them as two doubleheaders to be played on same date, July 22 (S)
Hope Solo poses dilemma for U.S. womens soccer team
WINNIPEG, Manitoba >> Once one of the prominent faces of the U.S. womens team, promoted alongside stars like Alex Morgan and Abby Wambach, Hope Solo is now largely relegated to the background while she faces continued scrutiny over a domestic .
Meet the 2015 US womens soccer team
As the U.S. womens national soccer team embarks on yet another quest for World Cup glory, heres your chance to get to know the players. In this photo, Sydney Leroux #2 and Christen Press #23 celebrate after Leroux scored the game-winning goal against .
Womens World Cup Is Likely for U.S.
The United States moved closer to becoming the host of the Womens World Cup this fall after what was described as an encouraging meeting yesterday between American officials and representatives from the sports world governing body. American soccer officials presented their proposal for the 16-team tournament, which was scheduled to be held from Sept. 23 to Oct. 11 in China but was withdrawn by FIFA because of the SARS epidemic.. American officials from womens national soccer team meet with FIFA officials to discuss logistics of hosting womens World Cup in lieu of China, which has withdrawn because of SARS epidemic (M)
US Womens Soccer Team At World Cup 2015 ��� Why They.
I may be biased, but I think that the US Womens Soccer Team is going to utterly own the 2015 Worlds Cup. This star-studded team is going for their third World Cup Victory, the first since 1999. Let me tell you why I think the��.
At Womens World Cup, Tie Leaves US on Solid Footing, but It Needs Goals, Too
The belated entry of Wambach, 35, the trusty career scoring leader in womens soccer, would surely produce something to break open the tie game, they reasoned, and deliver a United States victory. Of course it would. After tinkering with the starting.
US soccer federation defends Hope Solo decisions in letter.
Solo is currently starting for the US womens national team at the World Cup in Canada. The US played to a 0-0 draw with Sweden in a group-stage match on Friday night. She did not speak to reporters following the match.
Leafs Angry Chief Lowers the Boom; People in Sports
Harold Ballard, the president of the Toronto Maple Leafs, is an angry man. The 70-year-old- Ballard said of his losing hockey team they should be ashamed to walk the streets of the city and face the people.. USGA nominates Harton S Semple for his 2d term as pres, Frank D Tatum for vice pres and Elbert J Jemison Jr for treas (S)
US Womens National Soccer Team Beats Australia 3-1 In First
We had to wait three days to see the U.S. Womens National Team take the pitch, but the ladies did not disappoint, defeating Australia 3-1 in their first match of FIFAs Womens World Cup on Monday. The U.S. took control of��.
Dont get down on the United States womens World Cup.
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Cal Womens Soccer Alum Alex Morgan in Womens World.
US Womens National Team will look to advance to the knockout stage with a victory tonight. Despite a scoreless draw against Sweden on Friday night, US are in a very good position to advance, sitting at the top of Group D��.
Why Is US Womens Soccer Still Fighting to Exist?
With two minutes to go in stoppage time in the quarterfinal match of the Womens World Cup 2011, Brazil was leading the United States 2-1. As the U.S. offense advanced for its last possible possession, the crowd in Dresden chanted ���U-S-A!��� But on ESPN .
Sensitive South Koreans Sensing Victory Over U.S.
Young fans packed into a plaza and crowded onto the median of a busy city intersection tonight, watching on giant television screens as they cheered and beat drums and waved pompoms, ignoring the rain and excruciating defeat. The World Cup starts here Friday, and South Korea took encouragement from its final tuneup against France, the defending champion. In soccer parlance, a minnow threatened the great whale. A 2-1 lead dissolved into a 3-2 reversal for the home team, but any disappointment was temporary. Soccer officially reached a fever pitch with the worlds largest sporting event only days away. No host team has failed to advance beyond the first round of this global tournament, and South Korea is confident that it will not antagonize history. Of course, reality can intrude solemnly on expectation. The national team has played 14 matches in five previous appearances in the World Cup, and the next victory will be its first.
Fox Sports sets up for long game in US womens soccer
If American soccer star Alex Morgan notches up a goal or two in Fridays U.S.-Sweden match at the Womens World Cup, she will not only score for Team USA, but also for the Fox network that took a big gamble on the event. Fox Sports will air all 52.
Womens Season a Lead-In to World Cup
The Womens United Soccer Association was created from the astonishing success of the 1999 Womens World Cup, which was played in and won by the United States. In the euphoric aftermath a handful of media conglomerates recognized the potential of an eye-popping demographic and launched the eight-team league. Now the W.U.S.A. has come full circle. Its third season leads into the 2003 World Cup.. Womens United Soccer Association season precedes World Cup for first time in leagues three-year history (M)
Inaction and Inequality on Women’s World Cup Turf Issue
The Womens World Cup is six months away, and calls to FIFA and the Canadian Soccer Association to change the artificial turf to natural grass are still largely unaddressed.. Juliet Macur Sports of The Times column observes that calls to change artificial turf to natural grass at Womens World Cup remain largely unaddressed with six months until event; predicts that FIFA and the Canadian Soccer Assn are eagerly awaiting date at which they can declare that it is too late to make the change, noting evasive tactics in several discrimination fillings.
U.S.A. Womens Soccer Beat Nigeria 1-0. Heres What Happens Next.
The U.S. Womens National Soccer Team defeated Nigeria 1-0 on Tuesday in its third and final group stage match of FIFAs Womens World Cup. The U.S.s lone goal came in the 45th minute from Abby Wambach, who joined the starting lineup again after .
Soccer Fans Cheer on U.S. Womens National Team
They gathered at Dubh Linns in downtown Duluth to support the U.S. Womens National Team in the Womens World Cup. ���I think its really cool, I think its a great morale booster, I think it brings people together, I think its just exciting,��� said.
Sydney Leroux: 5 Things To Know About The US Womens.
The FIFA Womens World Cup kicked off on June 6, and since then, all eyes have been on US forward, Sydney Leroux. Interestingly, the bold beauty is far from your ordinary soccer player. Here are five things you need to��.
Womens World Cup: First Opponents to Face the Fury of US Players? Older.
Jennifer Brian played soccer in college, but it is her younger sister who has made it to the Womens World Cup as a midfielder for the United States. This might seem unlikely given that the 5-foot-7-inch Morgan Brian was once so small that teammates .
Nigeria vs. USA, World Cup 2015: Time, TV schedule and.
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The Americans invading Canada to support U.S. womens soccer
The packed bus from Seattle personifies a prominent storyline so far from the 2015 Womens World Cup in Canada: Robust support for a talented and hyped American team seeking to win its first trophy since 1999, when the U.S. hosted the tournament and .
US womens soccer team still has a long way to go on equality scale
The U.S. womens national soccer team is one of the most powerful and enduring athletic operations in this country. It has brought home two World Cup championships, four Olympic gold medals, and was ranked No. 1 in the world for nearly seven.
How The Most Iconic Photo In Womens Soccer Was Almost.
Brandi Chastain had just converted the penalty kick that cemented the 1999 Womens World Cup for the United States over China. She then experienced a fit of irrational and spontaneous exuberance: perched on her knees��.
U.S. Womens Team May Be Worlds Best
The ball is round, and cannot be touched with the hands. Soccer has another rule, unwritten but tradition-bound: Teams from the United States make accommodating doormats for the worlds more talented feet. Yet on Sunday at the Yale Bowl in New Haven, local fans will have the chance to see an American squad that is one of the top soccer teams in the world. Before the United States mens national team faces Juventus of Italy, (minus World Cup players Salvatore Schillaci and Roberto Baggio), the United States womens national team will play an exhibition against an amateur squad.
Leaning on Star Power To Start a New League
It is being marketed as Mia vs. Julie vs. Brandi vs. Briana vs. Tiffeny -- world-class soccer stars who need no introduction to fans nurtured on their domestic triumphs at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 1999 Womens World Cup. The bottom line of the new Womens United Soccer Association, which begins play Saturday, is that if you loved the promotable and personable women who made up the powerful United States national team, then watching them challenge each other from April to August as members of eight professional teams will be nearly as satisfying.. Article discusses outlook for inaugural Womens United Soccer Association season; photo (M)
Womens World Cup Matches Are Packing New York Citys Soccer Bars
Bier, located on the corner of West 113th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard, will show every single Womens World Cup match over the next month (including, of course, tonights U.S. v. Nigeria game at 8 p.m.). In addition to its projector screen.
With womens soccer its no matter what, were all Americans
They drive from Kansas, Arkansas, Texas, Illinois and Colorado. Now, Americans cross an international border to watch womens soccer. Now, American men (men!) and their sons wear US womens soccer jerseys. And were not just talking about wearing the .
USA vs. Nigeria, Womens World Cup: Starting lineups.
After calls from all over to start some actual outside midfielder, United States womens coach Jill Ellis appears to have acquiesced. Tobin Heath and. U.S. Soccer WNT (@ussoccer_wnt) June 16, 2015. In case you need some��.
Are Parents Too Involved in Children’s Sports?
One of the best parts of summer is getting children outside and active. The head-butting march of the United States women’s soccer team this particular summer underscores the power of getting physical.. A recent controversy over an 8-year-old girl kickboxing, and what to do when coaches favor their own kids.
USA vs. Nigeria live stream: How to watch the Womens.
Match Date/Time: Tuesday, 8 p.m. ET, 5 p.m. local. Venue: BC Place, Vancouver, Canada. TV: FOX (U.S. -- English), NBC Universo (U.S. -- Spanish), CTV (Canada), BBC red button (U.K.),. Online: Fox Soccer 2 Go (U.S.��.
U.S. Women Beat Norway To Capture World Cup
America won its first international soccer championship tonight when the United States defeated Norway, 2-1, to take the first World Cup trophy for women. At the end of the game, 12 Chinese motorcyclists carrying the flags of the tournaments 12 competing nations zoomed onto the field, and a float draped in tinsel and flashing lights with a model of the trophy set in a lotus flower was moved to the center of the field.
Predicting U.S. Olympic womens soccer roster based off World Cup
Its possible, arguably likely, that the entire 2016 U.S. Olympic womens soccer team will be made up of 2015 Womens World Cup players, in part because the Olympic roster maximum is 18 players, versus 23 for the World Cup. Take a look at history.
USA vs. Sweden, Womens World Cup 2015: Time, TV.
The United States womens national team can clinch a knockout round berth with a win over Sweden, but will have to be much better to ensure that victory.. SIGN UP FOR OUR SOCCER NEWSLETTER. Get all kinds of��.
UConns Hurdles Are High As It Gets Closer to Title
In the early 1980s, the University of Connecticut mens soccer team was a powerhouse. It won the national championship in 1981 and reached the semifinals the next two years. For the next 13 years, though, UConn was unable to even get past the first round of the tournament. This season, UConn again has an elite program. The Huskies (19-4) will enter Fridays Final Four matchup of the College Cup against Santa Clara (15-3-3) riding a 12-game winning streak. Eight of those victories have been shutouts, and the offense has scored 27 goals.. Connecticut will play Santa Clara in semifinals of College Cup soccer tournament (M)
Womens World Cup 2015: Norway Reaches Knockout Stage
Abby Wambach caused a stir over the weekend when she told reporters that the United States would have scored more goals in its first two games if the tournament were not being played on artificial turf. The United States has three goals in its first.
1999 Womens World Cup: Beautiful Game Takes Flight
There was so little news media and public interest in the American victory at the inaugural Womens World Cup of soccer in 1991 in China, few people knew the United States had a team, much less the best team on the planet. The players kept their friends and relatives informed by sending faxes, which were distributed like chain letters, the equivalent of technological smoke signals. No one met us at the airport, there were no ticker-tape parades, said the star forward Mia Hamm, laughing. One of our sponsors took an ad out in the papers to let people know we had won.. Article profiles US womens national soccer team as they prepare for 1999 World Cup; photo (M)
After World Cup Thrills, Players Return to Unstable Women’s League
The World Cup bolstered interest in women’s soccer, but history suggests sustaining a fully professional women’s league in the United States will be difficult.. Womens World Cup bolstered interest in women’s soccer, but history suggests sustaining a fully professional women’s league in the United States will be difficult.