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Lush: Wambach, Morgan lift USWNT 4-0 win over Canada in Olympic qualifying final
VANCOUVER (Jan. 29, 2012) – This is the game U.S. opponents have been dreading and U.S. fans have been anxiously anticipating: the game when the oh-so-promising Abby & Alex pairing first delivered. Starting together
Read More »You Decide: Wambach or Sinclair?
Both have 129 international goals. Who will be first to 130? Canada striker Christine Sinclair and United States striker Abby Wambach both enter Sunday’s CONCACAF Women’s Soccer Olympic Qualifying championship game with 129 goals,
Read More »Lush: U.S. takes nothing for granted in clinching Olympic berth
VANCOUVER (Jan. 27, 2012) – Take nothing for granted. Not an Olympic berth, not that you will be healthy enough to play, not that the coach will insert you into the game. When you
Read More »Ms. Clutch: Sinclair lifts Canada to Olympics in 3-1 win over Mexico
Christine Sinclair. Does anything else need to be said when it comes to Canada’s women’s soccer team? Sinclair, the captain, scored her 129th goal – tying her for third all-time with American Abby Wambach
Read More »Five Questions: CONCACAF women’s soccer Olympic qualifying semifinals
CONCACAF women’s soccer Olympic qualifying is into the semifinal phase, with the United States facing Costa Rica at 8 p.m. ET on Friday and Canada and Mexico battling in the second match at B.C.
Read More »CONCACAF women’s soccer Olympic qualifying Day 6: United States continues dominance, pummels Mexico
Payback is what they sought and payback is what they got. The United States defeated Mexico 4-0 on Tuesday in women’s soccer Olympic qualifying in Vancouver, B.C., avenging a World Cup qualifying loss from
Read More »CONCACAF women’s soccer Olympic qualifying Day 5: More of the same
Monday brought more of the same in CONCACAF women’s soccer Olympic qualifying: Lopsided games. Not even Canada and Costa Rica, the supposedly fourth best team in the region, could produce any type of enticing
Read More »CONCACAF women’s soccer Olympic qualifying Day 4: It’s Leroux, this time
On Friday it was Amy Rodriguez. On Sunday it was Sydney Leroux. Both scored five goals after entering the match as a halftime substitute, just two days apart. Like Rodriguez, Leroux had her first
Read More »CONCACAF women’s soccer Olympic qualifying Day 3: Canada and Costa Rica clinch
Just as expected, Canada and Costa Rica are through to the semifinal round of CONCACAF women’s soccer Olympic qualifying with ease. Both were victorious by 2-0 score lines on Saturday. Host Canada topped Cuba
Read More »Krieger tears right ACL and MCL, will likely miss Olympics
The United States women’s national team received a crushing blow on Saturday with the news that defender Ali Krieger will miss 6-8 months with a torn ACL and MCL in her right knee. Krieger
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