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ORLANDO, FL – DECEMBER 12: The “Swoosh” logo is seen on a Nike factory store on December 12, 2009 in Orlando, Florida. Tiger Woods announced that he will take an indefinite break from professional golf to concentrate on repairing family relations after admitting to infidelity in his marriage. The company issued a statement that “Woods and his family have Nike’s full support.” (Photo by Getty Images)

VIDEO: Nike Launches “American Woman” Ad Before USWNT/Sweden

0 comments by on 6/8/2015

With just hours until the USWNT kicks off to begin their 7th World Cup, Nike unveiled this pretty terrific ad featuring the team training to the tune of “American Woman.” And when I say “American Woman,” they don’t use the Lenny Kravitz version, they used The Guess Who version (aka the good version). The commercial […]

OTTAWA, ON – JUNE 07: Trine Ronning of Norway celebrates with team mates as she scores the opening goal on a free kick during the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 Group B match between Norway and Thailand at Lansdowne Stadium on June 7, 2015 in Ottawa, Canada. (Photo by Dennis Grombkowski/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Norway’s Beautiful Free Kick Opens Scoring Against Thailand

0 comments by on 6/7/2015

Day 2 of the Women’s World Cup kicked off in terrific fashion for Norway. They played the first game of the day against Thailand and got on the board early thanks to captain Trine Ronning’s free kick in the 15th minute. Norway took the lead 1-0 because of the free kick. The kick was simply […]

SAN ANTONIO, TX – OCTOBER 20: Alex Morgan #13 of the U.S. Women’s National Team controls the ball against the Australia Women’s National Team on October 20, 2013 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

2015 Women’s World Cup: Group D Preview

0 comments by on 6/3/2015

(Throughout the week, we will go through every group and let you know what to look for and what to expect in the Women’s World Cup) Group D is tough. I have never seen a World Cup (men or women) where three teams from the top 10 in FIFA rankings are in the same group. […]

COVENTRY, ENGLAND – JULY 28: Christine Sinclair of Canada celebrates scoring a goal during the Women’s Football first round Group F Match of the London 2012 Olympic Games between Canada and South Africa, at City of Coventry Stadium on July 28, 2012 in Coventry, England. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

2015 Women’s World Cup: Group A Preview

0 comments by on 5/31/2015

(Throughout the week, we will go through every group and let you know what to look for and what to expect in the Women’s World Cup) Group A in the Women’s World Cup is one of the more consistently solid groups. The lowest ranked team in the FIFA Rankings is 17th and all four teams […]

LOS ANGELES, CA – MAY 17: (L-R) Goalkeeper Hope Solo #1, Forward Abby Wambach #20, Defender Kelley O’Hara #5, and Defender Lori Chalupny #16 of USA celebrate their 5-1 win over Mexico during their international friendly match at StubHub Center on May 17, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images)

USWNT Struggle Early On, Later Dominate Game Against Mexico

0 comments by on 5/17/2015

The United States Women’s National Team played their second to last game in their World Cup send-off series as they took on the Mexico ladies team. Coming off a 3-0 win against the Irish Women’s Team, the United States tried to keep their good form going against their rivals from south of the border. The […]

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – JANUARY 12: FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year nominee Abby Wambach of USA and Western New York Flash attends a press conference prior to the FIFA Ballon d’Or Gala 2014 at the Kongresshaus on January 12, 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images)

Report: FIFA turned down free offer to replace artificial turf for Women’s World Cup

0 comments by on 5/8/2015

Oh FIFA, the gift that keeps on making us shake our heads in shame and disbelief. Let’s just say the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada hasn’t exactly gone off without a hitch. There were threats of a boycott after FIFA decided that they would allow artificial turf fields to be used in all […]

VIDEO: FOX and The Simpsons team up with USWNT for World Cup

0 comments by on 5/7/2015

The jury is still out on how FOX covers soccer but there is no doubt FOX is trying to promote the Women’s World Cup to a widespread, mainstream audience. Today, FOX teamed up the US Women’s National Team with the legendary TV show The Simpsons. Alex Morgan, Abby Wambach and Christen Press posed with life […]

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – JANUARY 07: Abby Wambach of United States receives her FIFA womens player of the year trophy by Joseph Blatter, FIFA president (R) during the FIFA Ballon d’Or Gala 2013 at Congress House on January 07, 2013 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Christof Koepsel/Getty Images)

Players end turf lawsuit against FIFA for Women’s World Cup

0 comments by on 1/21/2015

Today, top female players have dropped their lawsuit against FIFA and the Canadian Soccer Association about artificial turf at the Women’s World Cup. The group, represented by notable players like Abby Wambach, Alex Morgan, Heather O’Reilly and others, dropped the lawsuit after filing in August. The players made the claim that FIFA was discriminating against […]

After Advancing to Women’s World Cup, USWNT Wins CONCACAF Championship

0 comments by on 10/27/2014

In what seemed like an letdown after already advancing to the Women’s World Cup in the semis, the US Women’s National Team put the cherry on top of their CONCACAF sundae by defeating Costa Rica 6-0 in Philadelphia Sunday to win the CONCACAF Women’s Championship. They cap off a tournament in which they didn’t allow […]

Will the USWNT Win Tonight Against Guatemala?

0 comments by on 10/17/2014

After a rather inauspicious win against Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday, the United States has a chance to virtually advance to the knockout round tonight against Guatemala in Chicago. The United States and Haiti are tied with three points and Trinidad and Tobago and Guatemala have zero in Group A. In what was supposed to […]

What We Learned: USWNT 1-0 over Trinidad & Tobago

0 comments by on 10/16/2014

For fans of the men’s version of the United States national team, seeing an actual World Cup qualifying tournament with games nearly 48 hours apart had to seem strange. Yet, on Wednesday night that’s exactly what CONCACAF pulled off as 2015 World Cup qualifying got underway in Group A. The USWNT won 1-0 over Trinidad […]

CONCACAF Women’s World Cup Qualifying Begins Tonight

0 comments by on 10/15/2014

The 2014 CONCACAF Women’s Championship begins tonight in Kansas City. While there will be a winner, the important thing to remember is that the two finalists will join Canada in representing CONCACAF in the Women’s World Cup in 2015. The third place finisher in the tournament will play Ecuador in a home-and-home for the final […]

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