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Getty Images The U.S. women’s national team got off to a blazing start in their first Olympic group match against Zambia on Thursday as forward Trinity Rodman hit the crossbar twice in the opening 10 minutes before finally getting the opening goal for the Stars and Stripes. It was the first goal for the USWNT […]

Getty Images As the USWNT prepare to take on Zambia in their Olympics group stage opener on Thursday, they’ll have to include a game plan for how to stop forward Barbra Banda. The Zambian striker caught the attention of global audiences during the Tokyo Olympics where she became the first player to record back-to-back hat […]

Getty Images U.S. women’s national team star Trinity Rodman may have a famous father, but she is already succeeding at charting her own legacy as an athlete. Rodman is the daughter of five-time NBA champion Dennis Rodman, though she opted to play a different sport from an early age. The younger Rodman was one of […]

U.S. women’s national team star Alex Morgan will not take part at the Olympic Games this summer after being left off of Emma Hayes’ roster.  Morgan was not amongst the names listed by Hayes when the squad was revealed in late June, making the 2024 Olympics the first one the gold medalist will miss since […]

Getty Images It’s time for a celebration of the thrilling Major League soccer season so far, as the MLS All-Star game will take place in Columbus. Initially, the Inter Miami quartet of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets, and Jordi Alba were supposed to take part in the match but Messi and Suarez will miss […]

The assistant head coach and an analyst for the Canada women’s soccer team have been kicked off the roster after a spying scandal erupted at the Paris Olympics. Head coach Bev Priestman will also miss her side’s opening game against New Zealand on Thursday, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) confirmed, after her staff were caught […]

Some of the world’s best women’s national teams have the chance to pick up major hardware this summer at the Olympic Games, which will take place across France, including the official tournament host city of Paris. Canada come in as the reigning gold medalists after picking up the competition’s top prize for the first time […]

The Paris Olympic Games will get underway on Wednesday, July 24 as men’s soccer leads the way before the opening ceremony. For the first time since 2008, the United States men will be in the tournament but don’t expect to see stars like Christian Pulisic present. Led by Marko Mitrovic, the United States U-23’s will […]

Europe’s leading leagues and players union have announced they are taking legal action against FIFA, alleging that the governing body is abusing its dominant position in the sport’s international match calendar. The European Leagues — which include the Premier League, Serie A and the Bundesliga — and FIFPRO Europe said on Tuesday that they will […]