Aug 06 U.S. knocked out by Sweden on penalty kicks in its earliest Women’s World Cup exit ever By Anne M. Peterson, Associated Press The United States played its best game of this Women's World Cup and it wasn't good enough to stop the two-time reigning champions from being eliminated in the round of 16. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 2:12 News Wrap: Earth sees hottest July ever recorded in human history In our news wrap Saturday, scientists say the first two weeks of July were the planet’s hottest on human record as intense heat waves grip places around the globe, Ukraine says its drones hit an ammunition depot in Crimea after… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch 6:25 2023 Women’s World Cup puts spotlight back on pay equity issues in soccer By John Yang, Winston Wilde The Women’s World Cup is underway with important changes for this year’s tournament. The largest number of teams ever is playing for the biggest pot of money ever, reflecting the global growth of women’s soccer. But some issues haven’t changed,… Continue watching
Jul 20 2 killed by shooter in New Zealand in hours before 1st game of Women’s World Cup By Nick Perry, Jenna Fryer, Associated Press A gunman opened fire on terrified workers on a construction site in downtown Auckland early Thursday. The man was found dead, and authorities said his motive appeared to be connected to his previous work at the site. Continue reading
Jul 30 Jill Ellis stepping down as U.S. women’s soccer coach By Anne M. Peterson, Associated Press Ellis has been coach of the team since 2014, guiding it to victories at the World Cup in 2015 and earlier this month in France. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 7:38 How U.S. women’s soccer is paving the way for pay equity in sports Fans and players gathered in New York Wednesday to celebrate the World Cup title of the U.S. women's soccer team. The repeat champions received honorary keys to the city from Mayor Bill de Blasio and expressed gratitude to their supporters… Continue watching
Jul 09 WATCH: U.S. women’s soccer parade celebrates 2019 World Cup win Crowds chanted "USA! USA!" and workers sounded air horns from a construction site as the hourlong parade moved up a stretch of lower Broadway that has long hosted so-called ticker tape parades for world leaders, veterans and hometown sports stars. Continue reading
Jul 07 U.S. wins 4th World Cup title, 2nd in a row, beats Dutch 2-0 By Associated Press The United States won its record fourth Women’s World Cup title and second in a row, beating the Netherlands 2-0 Sunday night when Megan Rapinoe converted a penalty kick in the second half and Rose Lavelle added a goal. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch 5:13 News Wrap: Census forms won’t include citizenship question In our news wrap Tuesday, White House and Justice Department officials confirmed the U.S. Census Bureau will begin printing forms for the 2020 survey, without a citizenship question. Also, members of the European Union have broken a deadlock and chosen… Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch 8:53 Legendary goalie Briana Scurry on World Cup and U.S. women’s soccer Briana Scurry was the starting goalkeeper for the U.S. women’s national soccer team for years, including during its 1999 World Cup victory. She is also a two-time Olympic gold medalist. Scurry joins Judy Woodruff to discuss play so far at… Continue watching