USWNT beat Germany and move on to the World Cup final

[quote_box_center]“It’s not about the system. It’s about the players on the field. They played their hearts out tonight.” – Head coach Jill Ellis.[/quote_box_center] The U.S. played a very exciting match against Germany this Tuesday afternoon, putting in their best performance of the competition so far. The Americans beat No. 1 ranked Germany by a 2-0 scoreline […]
The USWNT v Germany in the semi final of the Women’s World Cup

The match between the United States and Germany is arguably more worthy of a final than a semifinal, since Germany is ranked No. 1 and the U.S. is ranked No. 2 in the world. This is the way the bracket broke down though so the U.S. will need to beat the best in order to be the best. […]
USWNT beats China and advances to semifinal

The United States played against China in the quarterfinal of the 2015 Women’s World Cup this Friday and beat them 1-0 with a goal from midfielder Carli Lloyd, who was voted Player of the Match. The goal came in the second half, but the U.S. was clearly the better team throughout the match. After a […]
WWC2015: U.S. vs China Preview of the quarterfinal

The USWNT is a few hours away from taking on China for the quarterfinals, after they beat Colombia by 2-0, and China beat Cameroon by 1-0. China is a team with a very similar style as the United States. They are very organized and played really well defensively. However, Chinese players are much younger with an […]
Karen Bardsley, England International and So Cal Blues Product

Karen Bardsley was born in Santa Monica, California with English heritage. She was a part of the So Cal Blues class of 2002 before continuing her playing career at the California State University of Fullerton. After leaving college, she had stints in both Europe and the US before signing for the Manchester City women’s team. […]
From SC del Sol to the Women’s World Cup – Sydney Leroux

Considered to be one of the best US strikers in the world, Sydney Leroux started her American playing foundation in Arizona with the SC del Sol. Leroux, known for her physical game has started against Australia and Sweden in the 2015 Women’s World Cup before losing her starting spot to Alex Morgan. Afterwards, she came […]
Who is going to replace Megan Rapinoe and Lauren Holiday?

The next match for the U.S. against China on Friday will be a very interesting one filled of tough decisions to make for coach Jill Ellis. Californian native and midfielder Megan Rapinoe and also midfielder Lauren Holiday received their second yellow cards of the tournament last game against Colombia and will be out of this […]
USWNT moves on to the quarterfinals

The first half of the U.S. vs. Colombia game was very even and tough on both sides. The Colombians attacked with style and swagger but the USWNT snuffed out every advance. As a result, goalkeeper Hope Solo was largely a spectator in this match. The U.S. built most of their attacking opportunities down the flanks and […]
WWC 2015 Round of 16: U.S. vs. Colombia Preview

After the U.S. victory against Nigeria, the USWNT finished Group D (Group of Death) in first place and move on to a relatively easy path into the semi finals. From now on in the knockout stage, there will be no room for mistakes. The next USWNT match will be on Monday 22nd against Colombia who […]
U.S. fans showing their support in Canadian ground

It is amazing to see how many fans actually showed up to the U.S. matches in Canada for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. It almost looks and feels like they U.S. is playing at home. One of the reasons for that is the proximity between the two countries, even though there are people from […]
Julie Johnston: World Cup Breakout Star and SC del Sol Alumni

During the group stage match in which the United States faced Nigeria, the US needed a win in order to ensure that they were going to top their group table. Nigeria needed a win from the match to keep their World Cup hopes alive. Abby Wambach broke the stalemate in the 45’ minute and the […]
USWNT victory against Nigeria takes them to next round

With the 1-0 win against Nigeria, the USWNT finishes up as the lead team in group D for the 2015 Women’s World Cup. There was a lot of expectation for Alex Morgan, as this was the first game in 2 months that she actually started. Even though she had missed a few opportunities throughout the […]
USWNT breaks viewership records again

Yesterday, the U.S. game against Nigeria broke records with an audience of 5 million spectators, making it the most-watched Women’s World Cup group stage match AND the most-watched soccer match ever on Fox, with its peak at 6.3 million viewers. The audience for this World Cup has been increasing game after game. It started at […]
Women’s World Cup participants prove that California is the place to be

California is home to more than 250,000 registered female soccer players and also home to 6 players on the U.S. national squad. In fact, the pool of Californian players is so large that there will be players not only playing for the U.S. but also for other countries. Mexico has 9 California grown players on […]
USA vs. Nigeria: Preview of the final Group Game

This is the last match for the U.S. in the group phase and probably the most important for them so far. This may prove to be the match that either makes or breaks the campaign. As of now, the USWNT is first in the group, however if they tie or lose to Nigeria, there is […]
USA vs. Sweden breaks record with 4.5+ million viewers

Even though the match wasn’t the most exciting of all 0-0 draws, it did break records as far as viewers, and that is not only good news for Fox but also for all female soccer players. This extra attention is always welcomed and sometimes even needed in the world of women’s soccer. This 4.5 M number […]