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Record crowd see US take the gold

Record crowd see US take the gold

WEMBLEY, England  ●  Hope Solo found herself enveloped in a group hug at the final whistle. Abby Wambach ran to join the fun in …

Historic bronze medal Canada

Historic bronze medal Canada

LONDON, England   ●   Canada scored a dramatic injury-time winner to defeat France and …

U.S. seek revenge against Japan in clash for gold

LONDON, England   ●   The United States wants to avenge their defeat in last year’s World Cup…

FIFA may discipline Canadian players, coach over ref remarks

LONDON, England   ●   The governing body of soccer is considering disciplinary action over blistering comments made…

Heartbreaker for Canada

MANCHESTER, England   ●   A Christine Sinclair hat trick was not enough to lift the Canadian women’s…

Canada shatters GB Olympic dream

Canada shatters GB Olympic dreamCOVENTRY, England   ●  Canada scored twice in the first half to beat Britain 2-0 Friday and set up a clash with the United States in the semifinals of the…

Japan dump Brazil

Japan dump Brazil

CARDIFF, Wales   ●   Yuki Ogimi scored a goal and then set up another…

France eliminates former powerhouse France

France eliminates former powerhouse France

GLASGOW, Scotland   ●   France needed two defenders to give the team an attacking spark —…

U.S. sink New Zealand to reach semis

U.S. sink New Zealand to reach semis

GLASGOW, Scotland   ●    Goals in each half from Abby Wambach and Sydney Leroux fired the United States into the semi-finals of the Olympic women’s soccer tournament with a 2-0 win over New Zealand at St. James’ Park on Friday. The U.S., three-times Olympic champions, will next face the winners of Friday’s match between [...]

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