Homicide occurs in Vancouver hotel housing USWNT

Vancouver, B.C.’s first homicide of 2012 occurred alarmingly close to the United States women’s national team. The shooting happened around 8:45...

Tuesday News and Notes: Signings and injury updates

With the entire United States converging on Kansas City last week and weekend for the NSCAA Convention, there was bound to...

Sundhage’s Olympic qualifying roster features minor but interesting tweaks

U.S. Soccer announced Pia Sundhage’s 20 player Olympic qualifying roster on Monday and everything went pretty much as expected, with a...

Predicting the 2012 role of USWNT players in WPS

It’s the dawn of a new year and a fourth season for Women’s Professional Soccer. Somehow, despite having to terminate a...

Sundhage names pre-Olympic Qualifying roster

U.S. national team head coach Pia Sundhage named her pre-Olympic Qualifying roster of 29 players on Monday. The team will meet...

2011: The (historic) year that was in women’s soccer

Let’s skip the sentimental business. Another year flew by faster than it should have and we are staring 2012 right in...

Thursday news and notes

Yes, things have been a little infrequent here. They will be that way throughout the holiday season. There is still plenty...

U.S. Women’s national team set for Olympic qualifiers in January

After coming away with the gold medal in Athens in 2004 and in Beijing in 2008, the chances are high that...

REPORT: USWNT drawn into Group B with Japan for 2012 Algarve Cup

A report out of Germany states that the U.S. women’s national team has been drawn into Group B with defending World...

Sawa, Marta, Wambach up for Ballon d’Or

And then there were three. Brazilian playmaker Marta, Japanese midfielder Homare Sawa and American forward Abby Wambach are the 2011 finalists...