Sweet revenge US
VANCOUVER, BC – The United States’ women’s soccer team wasn’t about to let Mexico get in its way again. Midfielder Carli Lloyd led the way with her first career hat trick for the American national team in a 4-0 win over Mexico at the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament. The United States clinched first place in [...]
Canada clinches first place
VANCOUVER – It was supposed to be Canada’s toughest test of the group stage. But the Canadian women’s soccer team cruised to an easy 5-1 victory over Costa Rica on Monday, setting up a likely Canada-Mexico semifinal showdown at the CONCACAF women’s Olympic qualifying tournament at BC Place. Canada started quickly against a Costa Rican [...]
US Ali Krieger out for long time
VANCOUVER, BC – United States’ first choice right back Ali Krieger will miss six-to-eight months after suffering tears in her right medial collateral and anterior cruciate ligaments on Friday night, US Soccer confirmed on Saturday. The injury, which will require reconstructive surgery to repair, was diagnosed after a Saturday morning MRI. Krieger’s recovery will likely [...]
US breezes into semis
VANCOUVER, BC – Abby Wambach scored twice in the first half to move into third on the career goals list for women’s international soccer, and the United States beat Guatemala 13-0 on Sunday to clinch a berth in the semifinals of the CONCACAF qualifying tournament for the London Olympics. A left-foot tap in the 12th [...]
Record 14-0 USA
VANCOUVER, BC – Determined to avoid another slip-up in a qualifying tournament, the U.S. women’s soccer team set records by posting an NFL-like score. The players would happily give a few of those goals back for a healthy Ali Krieger. Krieger’s right knee injury tempered the United States’ 14-0 rout of the Dominican Republic on [...]
