Nike’s “Dream Further” Ad Features Local SoCal Players and Referees
Nike’s Women’s World Cup ad made its television debut during the Champions League Final on Saturday June 1 Since it’s debut, Nike’s cinematic and action-packed “Dream Further” ad has been racking up the views & shares — for good reason! It’s pretty amazing. Have you seen it? If you haven’t, check it out. If you’ve […]
Women’s World Cup | Fun Facts: Midfielders Edition Part 2
Did you miss the previous Fun Facts? No worries! Here they are: Keepers edition (Naeher, Harris & Franch) Defenders edition, Part 1 (O’Hara, Sauerbrunn & Krieger) Defenders edition, Part 2 (Dunn, Sonnett, Davidson & Dahlkemper) Midfielders edition, Part 1 (Ertz, Horan, & Lavelle) Forwards edition, Part 1 (Rapinoe, Pugh, & Press) Forwards edition, Part 2 […]
Women’s World Cup | Fun Facts: Midfielders Edition Part 1
Did you miss the previous Fun Facts? No worries! Here they are: Keepers edition (Naeher, Harris & Franch) Defenders edition, Part 1 (O’Hara, Sauerbrunn & Krieger) Defenders edition, Part 2 (Dunn, Sonnett, Davidson & Dahlkemper) Midfielders edition, Part 2 (Brian, Mewis & Long) Forwards edition, Part 1 (Rapinoe, Pugh, & Press) Forwards edition, Part 2 […]
Women’s World Cup | Fun Facts: Defenders Edition Part 2
Did you miss the previous Fun Facts? No worries! Here they are: Keepers edition (Naeher, Harris & Franch) Defenders edition, Part 1 (O’Hara, Sauerbrunn & Krieger) Midfielders edition, Part 1 (Ertz, Horan, & Lavelle) Midfielders edition, Part 2 (Brian, Mewis & Long) Forwards edition, Part 1 (Rapinoe, Pugh, & Press) Forwards edition, Part 2 (Heath, […]
Women’s World Cup | Fun Facts: Defenders Edition Part 1
Did you miss the previous Fun Facts? No worries! Here they are: Keepers edition (Naeher, Harris & Franch) Defenders edition, Part 2 (Dunn, Sonnett, Davidson & Dahlkemper) Midfielders edition, Part 1 (Ertz, Horan, & Lavelle) Midfielders edition, Part 2 (Brian, Mewis & Long) Forwards edition, Part 1 (Rapinoe, Pugh, & Press) Forwards edition, Part 2 […]
Women’s World Cup | Fun Facts: Keepers Edition
Did you miss the previous Fun Facts? No worries! Here they are: Defenders edition, Part 1 (O’Hara, Sauerbrunn & Krieger) Defenders edition, Part 2 (Dunn, Sonnett, Davidson & Dahlkemper) Midfielders edition, Part 1 (Ertz, Horan, & Lavelle) Midfielders edition, Part 2 (Brian, Mewis & Long) Forwards edition, Part 1 (Rapinoe, Pugh, & Press) Forwards edition, […]
Jill Ellis Announces Solid and Experienced World Cup Roster
The US Women’s National Team (USWNT) roster for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup won’t be official until May 24. That is the deadline for nations to submit their final rosters to FIFA. Jill Ellis and US Soccer, however, have released the USA’s roster for the FIFA Women’s World Cup that begins next month in […]
Bumpy Road Ahead: Will the USA win the Women’s World Cup?
Last week I had a long conversation with Mirelle Van Rijbroek, Director of Talent Identification for US Soccer on the girls side. We spoke at length about youth soccer development in America and around the world. Stay tuned for more articles all about girls’ soccer development in the USA — I’ve got LOTS to share […]
From SoCal to the World Cup: USWNT’s Christen Press
The FIFA Women’s World Cup is coming up fast. Every player on the US Women’s National Team (USWNT) has a story about how she got to where she is today. For a while now, I’ve been collecting research and compiling information for articles about those years of youth soccer across the country. Yesterday I was […]
USWNT faces Spain at 11:30am PST on ESPN2
The US Women’s National team is set to play Spain for the first time in history today at 11:30am (Pacific). The game will be shown on ESPN2 and UDN. WAKE-UP CALL: France snapped USWNT’s 29-game unbeaten streak The US Women’s team will be looking to rebound and regroup after their 3-1 loss to France last […]
5 USWNT players named to WC All-Star Team
SAN DIEGO – Five members of the U.S. Women’s National Team were named to the Women’s World Cup All-Star squad for their top performances during the event last month. According the report released by FIFA’s Technical Study Group on Monday, August 17th, out of the 23 players elected for the All-Star roster, there are Hope […]
USWNT Roster for Victory Tour Announced
SAN DIEGO – The United States will start their Victory Tour on August 16th with the same roster that won the FIFA World Cup this summer. All of the 23 players should be called in, except Sydney Leroux and California native Alex Morgan who are currently injured. Even though the roster should not change for […]
Women’s World Cup final is the most watched game ever in U.S.
The U.S. Women’s National Team broke television ratings records with the victory in the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup final match against Japan. This was the most watched soccer game in United States history. According to Fox, the number of viewers was around 23 million, which is 77% higher than the last World Cup final […]
USWNT wins their third world Cup in incredible final against Japan
The final of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup was played on Sunday July 5th in Vancouver, in a match between the 2011 champions Japan and the United States who last claimed the title 16 years years ago. These two teams were facing each other in a major tournament final for the third time in recent history. […]
Women’s World Cup Final: U.S. gets second chance against Japan
This will be the third time in recent memory that the United States and Japan have met in the final of a major tournament. In the 2011 World Cup Japan won when the match went to kicks from the mark after 120 minutes, then a year later in the 2012 Olympic games the U.S won […]
USWNT breaks record again: 8.4 million view U.S. vs. Germany
This was the match that everybody was expecting to watch in this World Cup: Germany vs. United States. Germany was the No.1 ranked team and U.S. was the No. 2. Both teams were candidates to win this tournament, but only one was going to get out of this semifinal and have the chance to win […]