Jenni Hermoso and Aitana Bonmatí helped Spain beat Netherlands 3-0 in the Women’s Nations League semifinals on Friday, a victory that secured the world champions a spot in the Paris Olympics. Hermoso opened the scoring with a nice solo effort…
The Canadian Soccer Players’ Association, which represents the Canadian women’s team, has filed a $40 million lawsuit against 15 current and former board members of Canada Soccer alleging “negligence and breach of fiduciary duty.” The association’s statement of claim was…
United States women’s national team co-captain Lindsey Horan apologized Thursday for comments she made in a story published Feb. 1 in The Athletic, in which Horan said most American soccer fans “aren’t smart.” Horan said those comments were “poorly expressed”…
Soccer’s rule-making panel will discuss punishing certain fouls by sending players off the field for set periods of time — like in rugby and ice hockey — with referees issuing blue cards. FIFA said Thursday that any such trials would…
Defender Jen Beattie has a list accomplishments she can point to across her lengthy soccer career: She scored a goal for Scotland in the Women’s World Cup, served as a television pundit and she was honored as a Member of…
Bev Priestman agreed Thursday to a contact to coach Canada through the 2027 Women’s World Cup. Priestman, 37, was hired in November 2020 to succeed Kenneth Heiner-Møller and had been working on a rolling contract. She led Canada to a…
Disgraced Spanish soccer official Luis Rubiales lost his appeal against a three-year ban for misconduct at the Women’s World Cup final including forcibly kissing star player Jenni Hermoso on the lips, FIFA said Friday. The FIFA appeals body rarely changes…
After sullying his nation’s Women’s World Cup victory, former Spanish soccer president Luis Rubiales will face trial for kissing forward Jenni Hermoso without her consent at the final. Investigative judge Francisco de Jorge ruled on Thursday that Rubiales’ kiss was…
Players at the Women’s World Cup were 29% more likely to receive online abuse than those at the men’s tournament in 2022, said a report published on Monday. One in five players (152) at the Women’s World Cup received “targeted…
FIFA announced its finalists for Best FIFA Women’s Coach and Best FIFA Men’s Coach awards for the 2023 edition of The Best FIFA Football Awards on Wednesday morning, and United States women’s national team was nominated for her success with…
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