LYON, France — With her penalty kick in the 61st minute to give the U.S. its first goal in its 2-0 victory over the Netherlands in Sunday’s Women’s World Cup final, forward Megan Rapinoe became only the second American woman to win the coveted Golden Boot award for the tournament’s top scorer.
Rapinoe finished tied with U.S. forward Alex Morgan at the top of the standings with six goals and three assists apiece, but Rapinoe won the third tiebreaker, having played fewer minutes in the tournament…
LYON, France — Despite a proposal announced on Friday by FIFA president Gianni Infantino to invest $1 billion in the women’s game over the next four years and double prize money at the WWC in 2023, U.S. captain Megan Rapinoe said women soccer players are not respected equally by their sport’s international governing body.
“It certainly is not fair,” Rapinoe said of the gap in prize money awarded at the men’s and women’s World Cups. “We should double it now and use that number to double it or quadruple…
LYON, France — Despite a proposal announced on Friday by FIFA president Gianni Infantino to invest $1 billion in the women’s game over the next four years and double prize money at the WWC in 2023, U.S. captain Megan Rapinoe said women soccer players are not respected equally by their sport’s international governing body.
“It certainly is not fair,” Rapinoe said of the gap in prize money awarded at the men’s and women’s World Cups. “We should double it now and use that number to double it or quadruple…
LYON, France — As the opening notes of the Dutch national anthem floated through Stade de Lyon Wednesday night, 500 miles north, a fire was burning. More than five million people in the Netherlands — nearly one-third of the country’s population — were tuning in to watch their women’s national team take on Sweden in the second semifinal of the Women’s World Cup. Thursday morning, those fans woke to front-page headlines in the nation’s largest papers trumpeting the Oranjileeuwinnen’s thrilling…
LYON, France — The goal came from the unlikeliest of places. After nearly 100 minutes of grueling, defensive football, and in the first half of the first overtime in Women’s World Cup history, Dutch midfielder Jackie Groenen scored the only goal in Wednesday’s semifinal to send the Oranjeleeuwinnen into the first World Cup final in team history. It was Groenen’s first goal and first on-target shot of the tournament in six starts.
“We’ve been discussing for a couple of weeks now that I need to take…
LYON, France — The goal came from the unlikeliest of places. After nearly 100 minutes of grueling, defensive football, and in the first half of the first overtime in Women’s World Cup history, Dutch midfielder Jackie Groenen scored the only goal in Wednesday’s semifinal to send the Oranjeleeuwinnen into the first World Cup final in team history. It was Groenen’s first goal and first on-target shot of the tournament in six starts.
“We’ve been discussing for a couple of weeks now that I need to take…
Ten former elite women’s soccer players, including USWNT icons Michelle Akers and Brandi Chastain, have signed on to take part in a first-of-its kind study on the long-term effects of head impacts in high-level women’s soccer.
Akers, who suffers from chronic migraines, and Chastain, who in 2016 became one of the first professional women athletes to donate her brain to Boston University’s Concussion Legacy Foundation for study upon her death, appeared on “CBS Good Morning” on Thursday to announce…
NICE — In the days since Australia KO’d Jamaica, finished second overall in the group and drew Norway in the Round of 16, the conversation surrounding Saturday night’s Matildas-Gresshoppene matchup has focused largely on lineups and injury reports. (Spoiler alert: All 46 players look good to go for Saturday selection.)
But at Friday night’s prematch press conference, Australia head coach Ante Milicic answered an early question that perhaps best illustrates not only his belief in his squad’s ability…
NICE — In the days since Australia KO’d Jamaica, finished second overall in the group and drew Norway in the Round of 16, the conversation surrounding Saturday night’s Matildas -Gresshoppene matchup has focused largely on lineups and injury reports. (Spoiler alert: All 46 players look good to go for Saturday selection.)
But at Friday night’s pre-match press conference, Australia head coach Ante Milicic answered an early question that perhaps best illustrates not only his belief in his squad’s ability…
MONTPELLIER, France — Graham Arnold arrived in France to support the women throughout the remainder of the group stage. The Australian men’s coach attended practice Tuesday and said Socceroos captain Mark Milligan and his two daughters will join him in the stands for Thursday night’s game (6 p.m. local) against Brazil.
Despite a shocking 2-1 loss to Italy in their World Cup opening match two days earlier, his assessment of the Matildas thus far in France was optimistic. “I thought they played very…