Stories By Jeff Kassouf
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2023 Women's World Cup
/ 1 year agoWhat went wrong for USWNT at 2023 World Cup? It’s complicated
It wasn't just one match that sent the U.S. women's national team home from the World Cup. Jeff Kassouf discusses the...
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2023 Women's World Cup
/ 1 year ago‘We are dreaming big, but we can pull it off’: Pride and perspective for Colombia’s quarterfinal march
The last standing team from the Americas enters its first major quarterfinal thanks to a long-term plan paying off, but they...
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2023 Women's World Cup
/ 1 year agoAndonovski’s double pivot vs. Sweden was the right call made too late
Emily Sonnett started and thrived, and the USWNT looked its best in the 4-2-3-1. Why wasn't this the plan all along?
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2023 Women's World Cup
/ 1 year agoLavelle’s suspension leaves void for USWNT — and questions for Andonovski — vs. Sweden
Reporting from Melbourne, Australia A healthy Rose Lavelle was part of, if not the primary, answer to the United States women’s...
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2023 Women's World Cup
/ 1 year agoJoy and frustration: The dichotomy of the USWNT’s 2023 World Cup to date
US captain Lindsey Horan replies to criticism of team's mentality: 'You have no idea what's going on behind the scenes'
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2023 Women's World Cup
/ 1 year agoIt’s USWNT-Sweden, again. This time, the stakes are higher
For the seventh time in nine World Cups, it's USA-Sweden. This time, one team is going home.
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2023 Women's World Cup
/ 1 year agoPressure on me started the day I took USWNT job, says unfazed Andonovski
As scrutiny on him intensifies, the USWNT coach says he isn't reading anything
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2023 Women's World Cup
/ 1 year ago‘Are you in or are you not?’: How a mentality shift saved Norway’s World Cup
Norway was in crisis on the field and in the locker room. Then came a 6-0 victory.
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2023 Women's World Cup
/ 1 year agoAndonovski: Subs might have disrupted rhythm of USWNT’s late surge vs. Dutch
A team lauded for depth made only one change vs. the Netherlands, a scripted one at halftime. The prevailing question was...
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2023 Women's World Cup
/ 1 year ago‘You don’t want to get me mad’: How Horan saved a point in a physical USWNT-Netherlands match
28 fouls, 1 odd yellow card, and a much needed equalizer from the USWNT captain