Kassouf: Lavelle and Ertz shine, defensive questions loom for USWNT

The United States women’s national team got the job done on Saturday, and that was the most important thing. The 6-1...

Kickin’ Back Special: The Olympic goalfest

Jeff Kassouf recaps a wild matchday 2 at the Olympics, including the United States women’s national team getting back on track...

Olympics Matchday 2 results: Canada, Sweden, USA, GB all win; thrilling Group F draws

Matchday 2 at the Olympics is when teams start to separate themselves. Here’s a recap of what went down on Saturday...

Casey Krueger’s long journey to the Olympic Games

Having missed five of the last six United States women’s national team training camps leading up to the Olympic roster announcement,...

Barbra Banda isn’t waiting around

In a busy first matchday of Olympic soccer, it’s understandable if one of the more overlooked storylines came from the match...

Canada displays blueprint for success — and its ongoing areas of concern

While their Tokyo debut certainly went better than their Concacaf counterparts, Canada shared the points with hosts Japan at the Sapporo...

Progress, finally: Australia earns first win of 2021 in Olympic opener

There has been plenty of criticism levied at Tony Gustavsson’s Australia squad this year, with the Matildas guilty of giving up...

Lauletta: How the Sweden beatdown changes the tournament for the USWNT

As the shock continues to wear off from Sweden’s 3-0 smashing of the United States in Wednesday’s Olympic opener, it is...

Kickin’ Back Special: USWNT’s Sweden debacle

Jeff Kassouf analyzes Matchday 1 results at the Olympics, including Sweden’s 3-0 thrashing of the United States. We will be recording...

How Sweden meticulously picked apart the USWNT

The United States women’s national team dropped their opening match of the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday, losing 3-0 to Sweden. From...