Familiar narratives surround USWNT-Canada Olympic semifinal

Rivalry? Border war? Grudge match? Those are just some of the phrases accompanying Monday’s Olympic semifinal between the United States and...

Creative and attack-minded: How years of evolution redefined Sweden’s style

With four wins from four, including a commanding first matchday victory over the United States, Sweden is the team to beat...

We don’t know the USWNT as well as we think we do

When Alyssa Naeher saved several crucial penalties in the U.S. women’s national team’s Olympic quarterfinal against the Netherlands on Friday, perhaps...

Another early tournament exit raises more questions about Japan’s future

Japan’s path to World Cup glory 10 years ago was not a smooth one. The Nadeshiko were forced to do everything...

Lineup juggling, Williams’ moment & Naeher’s heroics: How the USWNT beat the Netherlands

So much talk about the United States women’s national team coming into these Tokyo Olympics was about avenging the 2016 quarterfinal...

Kickin’ Back: USWNT escapes Netherlands

The United States women’s national team advanced to the Tokyo Olympics semifinals by ousting the Netherlands in a penalty shootout. The drama...

Australia looks like a brand new team at the Tokyo Olympics

For the first time in 11 major tournaments, the Australian women’s national team has, at long last, reached the last four,...

USWNT issues ahead of quarters not what we though they would be

The Olympic knockout rounds commence Friday in and around Tokyo, and however the United States got there, they enter Friday’s quarterfinal...

Tokyo Olympics are Brazil’s chance at a golden goodbye

Two years on from Brazil’s round-of-16 exit to France at the Women’s World Cup, Marta’s tearful speech given at the end...

For Team Great Britain, the picture is becoming clearer

A team that almost exists on the fringes of reality, unrecognized by FIFA, Team Great Britain can only play at the...