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Goalkeeper Great Alyssa Naeher On Connecticut Homecoming: ‘It’s Special’
Two-time Women’s World Cup champion. Olympic gold medalist. Third-place all-time in goalkeeper caps, wins, and shutouts in USWNT history. The 2024 U.S. Soccer Player of the Year. The first goalkeeper in USWNT history to make three or more saves in a penalty kick shootout. Oh, she did it twice. And, as of August, recipient of the NWSL Goal of the Week.…
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‘The Start of Something Great’: Alex Morgan Relives Her First USWNT Goal, Talks Retirement
Alex Morgan scored the first of her incredible 123 goals with the U.S. Women’s National Team almost exactly 15 years ago, on Oct. 6, 2010. China was leading the U.S. Women’s National Team late into the match. Following a China goal kick, the U.S. won the 50-50 ball around midfield. Defender Heather Mitts played the ball forward from her position…
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What the Euros and Africa Cup of Nations taught us about this moment in women’s soccer
Two major tournaments in women’s soccer concluded this weekend with England besting World Cup champion Spain on Sunday in a penalty kick shootout to win the UEFA Women’s Euros for the second straight time and Nigeria rallying from two down to score three second-half goals and capture the country’s 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title. While the USWNT was…
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United States Falls To Rival Mexico 2–1 in Hard-Fought Concacaf Gold Cup Final
The journey for the United States Men’s National Team in the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup ended Sunday night with a 2-1 loss to defending champion and rival Mexico in an intense, World Cup-level tournament final in front of a sold-out crowd of 70,925 at NRG Stadium. The result concludes a gritty, determined run for a young and relatively inexperienced USMNT…
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Concacaf Gold Cup Final Sets Up Latest Edition of USMNT-Mexico Rivalry
In the late hours Wednesday night – at least for those on the East Coast – soccer fans learned the opponent the United States will face in the upcoming Concacaf Gold Cup Final. It’s one many people hoped for and circled on their Gold Cup bracket: Mexico. Mexico outlasted Honduras in the second semifinal match that kicked off at 10…
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U.S. Women’s National Team Rolls Past Canada 3-0 in Allstate Continental Clásico to Record Fifth Straight Shutout Win
A relatively inexperienced United States Women’s National Team dominated FIFA’s No. 8-ranked Canada by a 3-0 scored at a sold-out Audi Field in the annual Allstate Continental Clásico to close out a very successful three-match window. First-half goals from defensive midfielder Sam Coffey and midfielder Claire Hutton, the first of her international career, led the Americans to their 54th all-time…