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Lyon look for history in UEFA Champions League final
Women’s soccer takes center stage at Stamford Bridge on Thursday, when history is on the line for one of the best women’s club teams ever. No team has ever won three consecutive UEFA Women’s
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Sermanni: Longevity, consistency key to NWSL’s success
TUKWILA, Wash. — United States head coach Tom Sermanni has seen it all when it comes to the National Women’s Soccer League. Of course, in such a young league and with only eight cities,
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Lyon women offer replay for ref’s mistake
Pretty cool story out of France, where Lyon, including U.S. international Megan Rapinoe, are offering to replay their women’s French cup semifinal win over Montpellier. Montpellier’s Rumi Utsugi’s penalty kick hit the post and
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Ashleigh Gunning Blog: Dream big at any age
“Do something today that your future self will thank you for — set a goal. Dream a dream.” When I was 15 years old and dreaming of becoming a professional soccer player I read
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A quick look at NWSL salaries
On Thursday’s national conference call previewing the inaugural National Women’s Soccer League season, league executive director Cheryl Bailey said players’ salaries will range from $6,000-$30,000. The majority of players in the NWSL will never
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Ashleigh Gunning Blog: New season begins
“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to
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Amanda DaCosta Blog: Diaries of a crazed footballer
Do you remember when you were younger, and you would spin around really fast for 10 seconds, or however long you could handle, and then stop–but you could still feel the entire world spinning
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UEFA Champions League semifinals set
The semifinals of the UEFA Women’s Champions League are set following the completion of the quarterfinal second legs. Arsenal LFC (England) will face VfL Wolfsburg (Germany), while two-time defending title holders Olympique Lyonnais face
Read More »UEFA Champions League: Lyon still cruising
Lyon opened up a commanding 5-0 lead in the first leg of the UEFA Women’s Champions League quarterfinals against Malmö on Wednesday. Lotta Schelin scored twice and Louisa Necib, Thomis Élodie Thomis and Camille
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Final placements for Algarve, Cyprus Cups
The United States defeated defending champion Germany 2-0 on Wednesday to win the Algarve Cup. Alex Morgan scored twice to lift the US to victory and we detailed that here. Here is how the
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