Brazil cruises past China in Rio Olympic opener

Goals from Monica, Andressa Alves and Cristiane lifted host Brazil to a 3-0 victory over China on Wednesday, the opening day of...

Sloppy goal lifts Sweden past South Africa in Rio opener

South Africa’s sound defensive tactics looked for 74 minutes like it would be enough to earn a point and a relative...

Olympics Match Day 1 preview

Shortly after the final whistle blew in Vancouver last summer, many women’s soccer fans began waiting for the start of the...

Group G Olympic preview: France takes another shot at USWNT

(In predicted order of finish.) It has been a while since the United States has been as prohibitive a favorite in...

Group F Preview: Is Germany good enough to win gold?

(In predicted order of finish.) It’s a tough group, but Germany looks to be rounding into form at just the precise...

Zadorsky took long road to become Olympian

A third of the Canadian Olympic roster will be appearing in their first major tournament this August. While each of the...

Group E Olympic Preview: Where will goals come from?

  (Teams listed in predicted order of finish.) While they’re always in the back of people’s minds it seems, after three...

Sweden look to rebound from disappointing World Cup

Qualifying Swedish fans  know they were handed a lifeline last year when England won bronze at the World Cup in Canada...

Can Colombia duplicate World Cup magic in Brazil?

The summer of 2015 seemed to announce a new arrival on the women’s world stage as in a single World Cup,...

Fischer, Sweden to lean on experience at Olympics

Coming off hosting the European Championships in 2013, you wouldn’t have blamed Sweden for feeling confident going into the 2015 World...