by admin | Aug 2, 2021 | Representation, SEW
All 39 years of Carli Lloyd squatted to the ground, her head in her hands in disbelief that the march for gold was over. Megan Rapinoe approached her and patted her back, so much meaning and history baked into one moment. “We’ve been in this a long time together....
by admin | Aug 1, 2021 | Representation, SEW
For nearly a decade the United States women’s soccer teamwas anchored by Hope Solo and her brash, confident, occasionally controversial and mostly impossible-to-ignore persona. Solo didn’t mind speaking her mind, whether it was good for the team or not. She...
by admin | Jul 30, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Megan Rapinoe made no mistake from the penalty spot. The veteran USWNT star converted her shot to give USA a 4-2 win over Netherlands in the penalty shootout after a 2-2 tie through extra time. Rose Lavelle, Alex Morgan and Christen Press also made their...
by admin | Jul 28, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Missy Park, CEO and founder of women’s apparel company Title Nine, was watching LFG—the HBO documentary on the fight for equal pay in women’s soccer—when she had a million-dollar, rage-induced epiphany. “I was just getting so mad,” she says. “Yes, with U.S....
by admin | Jul 28, 2021 | Representation, SEW
One afternoon last month, Marta, a star forward for the Orlando Pride, let loose a ringing shot from near midfield that sailed into the net for a remarkable goal. It might have been one of the top highlights of the season, and a viral advertisement for a young league...
by admin | Jul 22, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Team USA striker Alex Morgan, 32, is one of the biggest stars in women’s football, already an Olympic gold medallist and a two-time World Cup winner who will be keen to add another honour to her collection at Tokyo 2020. Morgan first caught the eye a decade...
by admin | Jul 21, 2021 | Representation, SEW
At least a step slow. Incapable of holding possession. Little production from the midfield. Outplayed from start to finish. The United States women’s soccer team didn’t just lose their Olympic opener to Sweden 3-0 here on Wednesday. They were dominated in the kind of...
by admin | Jul 21, 2021 | Representation, SEW
United States women’s national team captain Becky Sauerbrunn is in Hartford, Conn., preparing for the final tune-up games for the Summer Olympics. In a few days, the group will leave for Japan and attempt to become the first women’s soccer team to win a World Cup and...
by admin | Jul 20, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The U.S. women’s national soccer team is in a bubble of its own making for the Tokyo Olympics, and it’s not just because of c The World Cup champions have become adept at shutting out all the outside noise — the seemingly endless social media debates, the...
by admin | Jul 19, 2021 | Representation, SEW
When the U.S. women’s national team finally begins its Olympic campaign in Japan, it will be the massive favorite. There are some good reasons for that, including its No. 1 world ranking and its title as the reigning World Cup champion. But...
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