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USWNT Players Association Calls USSF's Identical Deals Proposal a ‘PR Stunt'
The United States Women’s National Team Players Association called out the U.S. Soccer Federation’s offer for identical contracts for men’s and women’s players on Wednesday as a “PR stunt.” The USSF announced its proposal on Tuesday with the hopes of getting USMNT and USWNT players under the same collective bargaining agreement. The USSF later countered the USWNTPA’s statement, saying...
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Megan Rapinoe Shares What Went Through Her Head Before “Olimpico” Corner Kick Goal
The U.S. women’s soccer forward said she wanted to get in the mix and “make it dangerous.”
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Alex Morgan on How COVID-19 Affected the USWNT in the Tokyo Olympics
“I think that everyone was kind of working a little more individually rather than as a team,” reflected the U.S. women’s soccer forward.
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Carli Lloyd on Her 21-Year Legacy: “You Have the Opportunity to Change That Storyline”
The two-time Olympic goal medalist cited her team’s bronze medal finish as an example of showing up to work hard every day.
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Trump Says ‘Leftist Maniacs' Cost U.S. Women's Soccer Team a Gold Medal
Weeks after encouraging his supporters to boo the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team at the Tokyo Olympics, Donald Trump now says “Leftist Maniacs” cost the team a gold medal — in the process falsely repeating a debunked allegation about their behavior during the Games. “If our soccer team, headed by a radical group of Leftist Maniacs, wasn’t woke, they would...
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Team USA Falls to Canada, Knocked Out in Women's Soccer Semifinals
The U.S. women’s soccer team lost to Canada 1-0 during the semifinals on Monday, missing out on an opportunity to play for gold for the second straight Olympics.
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U.S. Women's Soccer Advances Past Netherlands in Tense Penalty Shootout
Megan Rapinoe scored the final goal, keeping the USWNT on course as they aim to become the first team to take home gold directly after winning the World Cup.
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Trump Encourages GOP Crowd to Boo U.S. Women's Soccer Team
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...
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U.S. Women's National Team Responds With Rout of New Zealand
Well, that’s more like it. In what was a far-too-early must-win game, the United States Women’s National Team defeated New Zealand 6-1 during group play at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday. Coming off a stunning and disheartening 3-0 loss to Sweden in the opener that snapped a 44-match unbeaten streak, the U.S. responded to the wake-up call, though its...
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3 Ways the USWNT Can Rebound In Matchup with New Zealand
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.
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USWNT Loses Opener of Tokyo 2020 to Sweden
Sweden beat the United States Women’s National Team 3-0 in the first soccer match of the Tokyo Olympics.
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Sweden Stuns U.S. Soccer in Tokyo Opener, 3-0
For the U.S. Women’s National Team, the Tokyo Olympics began the same way the Rio Olympics ended: with a stunning loss to Sweden. What was expected to be a revenge game for the U.S. instead was a validating performance by Sweden, which dominated from start to finish in a 3-0 win during the Tokyo Olympics opener for both teams....
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All About Megan Rapinoe, Olympic Soccer Star and USWNT Leader
Megan Rapinoe is the face of women’s soccer, having won two World Cups and one Olympic gold medal. She’s the face of equality, advocating for equal pay for female athletes, and has now been named one of the ambassadors in Victoria Secret’s all-inclusive rebrand. And she soon hopes to be one of the faces of the U.S. Women’s National...
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Megan Rapinoe on Gender Pay Gap: ‘It's a Lack of Respect
Megan Rapinoe says she often hears, “You don’t bring in as much revenue” as the excuse for the gender pay gap in soccer. “Obviously if you don’t have equal investment, you’re never going to get to that point,” she says.