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Interview with Guam Football Head Coach Gary White

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This is the first in what will be a multi-part series on the Guam Football Association. This team has quickly gone from challenged football organization to legitimate challenger in the Asian Football Confederation. Boasting a new coach, new facilities, a new outlook, and newly recruited Guamanian players from MLS, Guam is the new team to watch in […]

WINNIPEG, MB – JUNE 12: Abby Wambach #20 of the United States looks on in the second half against Sweden in the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 match at Winnipeg Stadium on June 12, 2015 in Winnipeg, Canada. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Abby Wambach Blames Turf For Lack Of U.S. Goals

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USWNT forward Abby Wambach has said in an interview following a training session that she believes that if the Women’s World Cup were to be played on grass, the United States would have more goals scored. “In the previous game, I don’t lay out and commit to those headers and that’s why they glance off […]

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – MAY 30: FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter talks to the press during the FIFA Post Congress Week Press Conference at the Home of FIFA on May 30, 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Alessandro Della Bella/Getty Images)

Sepp Blatter May do the Most Blatter Thing Ever and Unresign

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A couple weeks ago, we were overjoyed about the news that Sepp Blatter announced his resignation as FIFA President and a new President would be elected in an “extraordinary” congress. Now, it appears he may have second thoughts. An unnamed source in a Swiss newspaper said that after receiving many messages from Asian and African […]

CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND – JUNE 14: Mali team mates react during the FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 Quarter Final match between Mali and Germany at Christchurch Stadium on June 14, 2015 in Christchurch, New Zealand. (Photo by Martin Hunter/Getty Images)

U-20 World Cup Rewind — Quarter-finals

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With the 2015 U-20 World Cup taking place at crazy hours here in the United States, we at 32 Flags are happy to be your guide to all that is the U-20 World Cup. Consider this series a refresher course on all that took place while you were likely asleep. You’re welcome. A day of […]

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND – JUNE 10: USA pose for a team photo during the FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 Round of 16 match between USA and Colombia at Wellington Regional Stadium on June 10, 2015 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

VIDEO: USMNT Falls in U-20 World Cup Quarterfinals Due to PK’s

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The USMNT U-20 team met an unfortunate end in the middle of the night as they fell to Serbia in the Quarterfinals in penalties. After holding Serbia to a 0-0 draw after 120 minutes, they lost 6-5 in PK’s despite two tremendous game extending saves by US goalkeeper Zack Steffen. Here’s the highlights of the […]

during the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 Group F match at Moncton Stadium on June 13, 2015 in Moncton, Canada.

2015 Women’s World Cup Recap: Day 7

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Today in the Women’s World Cup, Groups E and F finished their second group stage games and we saw our first group winner, a last minute equalizer, and everything in between. 1) Biggest Winner — Brazil Not only did Brazil win their game against Spain, 1-0, but also thanks to results in the other group stage […]

CHICAGO, IL – JUNE 22: Fans in Grant Park celebrate a goal by the U.S. against Portugal in a Group G World Cup soccer match on June 22, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. Fans were turned away from the free event after a 10,000-person capacity was reached. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Remembering the True Beginning of US Soccer’s Modern Era

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What do you think of when you think of the beginning of US Soccer’s modern era? Naturally, you would think of the Men’s National Team participating in the 1990 World Cup or when they qualified for the tournament defeating Trinidad and Tobago with Paul Caligiuri’s “Shot heard round the world.” No, the true beginning of […]

2015 Women’s World Cup Recap: Day 6

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Today in the Women’s World Cup, Groups C and D faced off and we had some varied games. We got a scoreless draw, a blowout and everything in between. 1) Biggest Winner — Japan Japan became the first team in the Women’s World Cup to officially advance to the Knockout Stage. By beating Switzerland 1-0 […]

WINNIPEG, MB – JUNE 12: The United States team poses for a team photo before taking on Sweden in the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 match at Winnipeg Stadium on June 12, 2015 in Winnipeg, Canada. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

USWNT and Sweden Play to Scoreless Draw

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The USWNT remain in the lead of Group D but they are far from safe as they drew Sweden 0-0 tonight. I’m not going to lie, the game wasn’t the most entertaining game of the World Cup, it was pretty bad. Hopefully those who watched for the first time since it was on regular FOX […]

2015 Women’s World Cup Recap: Day 5

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After a day off for rest following a flurry of games in the opening round for every group, the second group stage matchups began in earnest on Thursday. Groups A and B got back to action after games over the first two days of the tournament and a lot still left to sort out amongst […]

NEW PLYMOUTH, NEW ZEALAND – JUNE 11: Brazil players celebrate after winning a penalty shoot-out during the FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 Round of 16 match between Brazil and Uruguay at Stadium Taranaki on June 11, 2015 in New Plymouth, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

U-20 World Cup Rewind – Round of 16 (Cont’d)

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With the 2015 U-20 World Cup taking place at crazy hours here in the United States, we at 32 Flags are happy to be your guide to all that is the U-20 World Cup. Consider this series a refresher course on all that took place while you were likely asleep. You’re welcome. The FIFA U-20 […]

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND – JUNE 10: L to R, John Requejo Jr, Marco Delgado, Gedion Zelalem, Rubio Rubin and Thomas Thompson of USA celebrate the win while Carlos Ibarguen of Colombia shows his disappointment during the FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 Round of 16 match between USA and Colombia at Wellington Regional Stadium on June 10, 2015 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

US U-20 Team to World Cup Quarterfinals Thanks to Rubin’s Goal and Steffen’s PK Save

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In a special U-20 World Cup Rewind, the U-20 US Men’s National Team defeated Colombia 1-0 to advance to the U-20 World Cup Quarterfinals against Serbia. The tense battle was thrilling to the bitter end as the United States had to do all they can to keep Colombia from scoring an equalizer in this Round […]

MONCTON, NB – JUNE 09: Eniola Aluko #9 of England and Laura Georges #4 of France fight for the ball during the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 Group F match at Moncton Stadium on June 9, 2015 in Moncton, Canada. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

2015 Women’s World Cup Recap: Day 4

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Today was a day of close-fought games, an excellent day for the neutral fan. Three good matches between six evenly matched squads and a hard fought performance from an overmatched Korean squad. Overall though, the day was full of the most likely outcomes and no real surprises. France and Brazil took care of business, England […]

BRASILIA, BRAZIL – DECEMBER 10: Formiga (#20) and Andressa of Brazil celebrate a scored goal against Argentina during a match between Brazil and Argentina as part of International Women’s Football Tournament of Brasilia at Mane Garrincha Stadium on December 10, 2014 in Brasilia, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Brazil’s Formiga (37) Becomes Oldest Goalscorer in Women’s World Cup History

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Brazil’s Formiga and Japan’s Homare Sawa are competing for all the “oldest” records. At 37 and 36 respectively, both are participating in their 6th Women’s World Cup. To put that in perspective, both have been playing for their respective teams since the 2nd World Cup in 1995. Formiga dipped into the fountain of youth when […]

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