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 11 Police investigate defaced Rapinoe posters as possible hate crime By Associated Press New York City police said posters featuring U.S women's soccer team player Megan Rapinoe were defaced with derogatory slurs. Continue reading
Jul 08 U.S. women’s soccer won 4 World Cups. Now can they score equal pay? By Gretchen Frazee, Yasmeen Alamiri The public support on display Sunday, buttressed by their record number of World Cup wins, could give the women greater leverage as they begin mediation in an equal pay lawsuit. Continue reading
Jul 08 WATCH: U.S. Women’s World Cup champs arrive home ahead of parade The soccer team touched down at Newark Liberty International Airport where they were met with cheers and a banner saying "Congratulations Team USA!"… Continue reading
Mar 08 Women’s national soccer team players sue for equal pay By Anne M. Peterson, Associated Press The players allege they have been subject to ongoing "institutionalized gender discrimination," including unequal pay, despite having the same job responsibilities as players on the men's national team. Continue reading
Jul 16 Second World Cup victory gives France a needed boost By Elaine Ganley, Associated Press "Eternal Happiness" said Monday's headline in the sports daily L'Equipe, summing up the mood of many who hope this euphoria will last for months — even years. Continue reading
Jul 11 Croatia heads to World Cup final for first time after 2-1 win over England By Ronald Blum, Associated Press Mario Mandzukic scored the winning goal in the 109th minute and Croatia shocked England 2-1 Wednesday. Continue reading
Jun 22 To beat Vegas bookies at the World Cup, these statisticians turned to artificial intelligence By Amanda Grennell After cleaning up at the 2014 World Cup, statistician Andreas Groll is enlisting machine learning to keep his lucky streak going… Continue reading
Jun 14 Russia shuts out Saudi Arabia in World Cup By Associated Press It was Russia's first World Cup win since 2002 and ended a seven-game winless run in all matches. Continue reading
Jun 12 Quiz: How well do you know World Cup 2018? By Larisa Epatko Russia is hosting the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the global soccer spectacle that happens every four years. What do you know about this year’s contenders, noisemakers and mascot? Take our 10-question quiz to find out. Continue reading