Europe’s leagues are overtaking the NWSL. That’s a win for women’s soccer
The country that plays host to the most World Cup players is now England. That’s not down to anything the NWSL is doing wrong, but what English clubs are doing right
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The American soccer players with the best European careers – ranked! | Football | The Guardian
US footballers have slowly but surely broken down barriers in Europe – gaining places in top leagues, becoming fan favorites, even winning the Champions League. Here are 10 of the best
How rabid capitalism helped sink USA’s Women’s World Cup campaign | USA women's football team | The Guardian
Families often have to pay thousands of dollars to help their kids reach the elite level of youth soccer. No wonder participation is dwindling
Spain 2-1 Netherlands (aet): Women’s World Cup 2023 quarter-final – as it happened | Women's World Cup 2023 | The Guardian
Minute-by-minute report: Spain booked a spot in the semi-finals with an extra-time win over the Netherlands in Wellington
The Megan Myth: what critics and fans get wrong about Rapinoe | Megan Rapinoe | The Guardian
The World Cup champion’s career on the sporting stage is drawing to a close. But she was always more complex that many would have us believe
USA 1-1 Netherlands: Women’s World Cup 2023 – as it happened | Women's World Cup 2023 | The Guardian
Minute-by-minute report: The 2019 World Cup final rematch ended in a draw after the reigning champions came back in the second-half to secure a point
Colombia 2-0 South Korea: attacking masterclass launches South Americans’ campaign | Women's World Cup 2023 | The Guardian
Minute-by-minute report: Colombia kept South Korea quiet in their opening victory in Sydney
‘SafeSport is failing’: how a body made to protect athletes has fallen short | US sports | The Guardian
SafeSport was formed to protect athletes from abuse. But the mounting number of critics who say it’s failed in its mission is reaching a critical mass
USWNT's defense keeps it well-poised to win 2023 Women's World Cup 08/05/2023
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The World Cup women's soccer needed 07/27/2023
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For coaches and refs: Maintain composure. Don't condescend. 05/11/2023
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The USWNT enter the World Cup loved, despised and still influential | USA women's football team | The Guardian
The World Cup champions have made enemies, and many more fans. Whether they succeed or fail, they know people will be watching
USA defeat Canada in women’s ice hockey world championship final – as it happened | Ice hockey | The Guardian
Rolling report: The United States stunned Canada with a late flurry of goals to capture the world ice hockey championship in a thrilling 6-3 final
Jared Allen: from NFL bone-cruncher to Olympic curling hopeful | Curling | The Guardian
The former Minnesota Viking terrorized opposing quarterbacks for more than a decade. Now he is pursuing a more peaceful pursuit, and excelling once again
Flag football reaches the Pro Bowl as concussion fears stalk the gridiron | NFL | The Guardian
As American football participation rates shrink among children, a more gentle version of the game is thriving with male and female players
Pep's London trip lament: Laughable yet thought-provoking 02/11/2023
You think THAT'S a lot of travel?
Soccer parents gone wild: behind the stunning Reyna-Berhalter family feud | USA | The Guardian
Anybody familiar with the entitlement typical of American youth soccer parents probably recognizes something in the squabble that’s thrust the US men’s program into turmoil
Did the US women’s soccer team win their ‘equal pay’ case? It’s complicated | USA | The Guardian
While other federations put their prize money back into developing the next generation, US Soccer’s prize money is paying the current players and their lawyers
Croatia 4-1 Canada: World Cup 2022 – as it happened | World Cup 2022 | The Guardian
The 2018 finalists came back from an early deficit to blow away the Canadians in the second game
Howard’s heroics to ‘Dos a Cero’: US men’s World Cup campaigns ranked | USA | The Guardian
As the American men prepare for their 11th World Cup, we look back at the highs and lows of their appearances
Serena Williams beaten by Ajla Tomljanović: US Open tennis 2022 – as it happened | Serena Williams | The Guardian
Game-by-game report: The 23-time major champion lost to a tough Aussie opponent on Arthur Ashe to end her title hopes
College football’s megaconference era is nigh. Who stands to win and lose? | College football | The Guardian
USC and UCLA’s stunning move to the Big Ten has kicked off a wave of conference realignment that will rock college football to its foundation
USWNT legend Briana Scurry: ‘The problem with concussions is a lot of us suffer in silence’ | USA women's football team | The Guardian
The American soccer trailblazer’s new memoir touches on her World Cup glory and the darker spaces between, like pawning her Olympic gold medals while laid up for years after a concussion
50 years of Title IX: the US law that attempted to make sports equal | US sports | The Guardian
The 1972 legislation is far from perfect but its impact on female athletes is lasting and nearly impossible to overstate
Popdose Sports: Why Aren’t Americans Really, Really Into Biathlon? – Popdose
Guns, fitness, snow parties ... what's not to like? Beau Dure preaches to the not-yet-converted.
Rules for Scooby-Doo
Written in 2008 and never published for some reason … Scooby-Doo producers stay busy. But they’re often forgetting two important rules: 1. No romance. The Scooby-Doo Mystery Inc. series…
US referee numbers are plunging and aggression is to blame | Referees | The Guardian
We all want better officiating. But it’s tough for referees to develop when abuse from players and spectators hound them out of the game
A U.S. Soccer bridge-building check list for USWNT, USMNT and supporters of Cordeiro's comeback attempt 03/15/2022
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The women’s team got equal pay but not everyone in US soccer is happy | USA women's football team | The Guardian
The USWNT’s battle for parity was hailed across America. But some believe elite players of both genders are taking money away from the grassroots
The NHL’s rash decision to skip the Olympics accelerates ice hockey’s decline | NHL | The Guardian
Hockey’s place in an increasingly crowded sports landscape is far from guaranteed, which makes the NHL’s decision to pull out of the Olympics short-sighted