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The U.S. Women’s National Team would not allow history to repeat itself. Not after the team waited five years to avenge a quarterfinal loss on penalty kicks in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Not when they found themselves in that very position once again on Friday in Tokyo. Not in what could be the final Olympic run for a group...

“I know for a fact I wasn’t making close to $10,000 because I didn’t have to pay taxes.”

The United States women’s soccer team is headed to the quarterfinals, after tying Australia 0-0 in their final game of group play.  With the tie, the United States finished second in Group G, going 1-1-1 in its three group games. It won the tiebreaker over Australia based on goal differential, with the United States’ goal differential of 2 better...

The U.S. women’s soccer team advanced to the quarterfinals after tying with Australia 0-0. The quarterfinals are scheduled to begin July 30.

The Tokyo Olympics crossed over with a Donald Trump rally Saturday night, as the former president encouraged a hyped-up Phoenix crowd to boo the U.S. Women’s soccer team. The political action committee Turning Point Action sponsored the “Protect Our Elections Rally,” which turned into a wide-ranging attack on fellow Republicans, the military, the press, “woke” culture — and eventually...

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are officially underway and people in Connecticut are excited to watch some of their favorite sports. “My husband and I watch gymnastics and we like the swimming,” said Meg Roy from Terryville. “I like to see the surfing this year, that’s going to be a cool one to watch,” said Linda Toczko from New Britain….

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are officially underway and people in Connecticut are excited to watch some of their favorite sports.

Here’s everything you need to know for women’s soccer at the Tokyo Olympics

Here is everything you need to know about the men’s Olympic soccer tournament in Tokyo

Team USA came out strong on Saturday in their second match of the Tokyo Olympics.

Hanabi, or fireworks, are a staple of summer nights in Japan. Ayako Kiyono and Masa Hattori from InsideJapan share the cultural significance of the displays.

Richarlison has scored a hat trick for Brazil in a 4-2 victory over Germany at the start of the men’s Olympic soccer tournament

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Julie Foudy gives three ways she expects the U.S. women’s soccer team to improve against New Zealand in its second match at the Tokyo Olympics. The USWNT lost its opening match to Sweden, 3-0.

Sweden beat the United States Women’s National Team 3-0 in the first soccer match of the Tokyo Olympics.

Much has been made about Carli Lloyd’s age. The American forward will be — gasp! — 39 when the Olympics soccer tournament kicks off. But for all the focus on Lloyd, she’s not even going to be the oldest athlete competing in Tokyo. Meet Formiga, who is a seemingly ageless 43-year-old midfielder for Brazil. She’s one of a number of…

Soccer stars of past and present believe social media companies need to up their game when it comes to tackling racist abuse on their platforms.

Italy’s national soccer team celebrated its European Championship win against England in a bus parade on their way to a meeting with the Prime Minister.

Facebook and Twitter say they acted quickly to remove posts and accounts hurling racist abuse at Black England players.

The champion of Europe will be crowned on Sunday when Italy and England take the pitch for their respective countries at Wembley Stadium in the Euro 2020 Final. Italy is undefeated leading up to the final with a record of 6-0-1. Since 1960, the Azzurri has only won the Euro Cup once, back in 1968 on home soil, when they…

The Copa America final will be more than Lionel Messi’s Argentina against Neymar’s Brazil