Women's Professional Soccer News
SOCCER: USA defeats Costa Rica and qualify for the 2012 London Olympics
2012, Vancouver, Canada, FIFA Olympic Women’s Soccer Trials, Costa Rica applied some early pressure, but is wasn’t enough as Team USA is confirmed for the Olympics winning 3-0.
The U.S. WNT advances to its fifth straight Olympic Games after defeating Costa Rica 3-0 in the first semifinal of the CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying tournament. Tobin [...]
Abby Wambach & Sydney Leroux Named 2011 U.S. Soccer Athletes of the Year
U.S. Soccer has announced the 2011 Athletes of the Year. Clint Dempsey, Abby Wambach, Brek Shea and Sydney Leroux give their acceptance speeches as the winners of this prestigious award.
CHICAGO (Jan. 20, 2012) – For their excellence at the highest levels of the sport, U.S. Soccer named U.S. Women’s National Team [...]
SOCCER: CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Jan. 19-29, Vancouver – USA crushes DOM in Olympic Soccer Trials
2012, Vancouver, Canada, FIFA Olympic Women’s Soccer Trials, within minutes, the top ranked USA was scoring points, the 88th ranked Dominican Republic muster little offend, losing 14-0.
U.S. WNT Scores Seven Goals in Each Half to Pass Previous Record of 12 Goals in a Game
Rodriguez Ties U.S. [...]
SOCCER: The 2011 U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year Nominees Are…
The candidates for the 2011 U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year are as good as ever and truth be told, all five would be deserved winners.
Christie Rampone – 2011 U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year Nominee
Christie Rampone, Defender
U.S. captain put in another stellar year of work marked by leadership and consistency.
Abby Wambach – [...]
ABBY WAMBACH: Women’s Sports & Entertainment Network Female Athlete of the Year
The U.S. Women’s National Team earned one of the most dramatic wins in FIFA Women’s World Cup history, scoring the tying goal in the dying seconds of overtime while playing with 10 players for more than 55 minutes. Abby Wambach, the most accomplished player on the United States roster to never have [...]
Abby Wambach wins AP Female Athlete of 2011
The 31-year-old forward spearheaded USA’s inspirational run into the Final, nodding home an extra-time (122′) equaliser against Brazil in the quarter-finals, the latest goal scored in World Cup history. The goal not only levelled the score at 2-2 to send the match into penalties, where the Americans eventually [...]
WAMBACH, MARTA & SAWA NOMINATED FOR FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year 2011
The contenders for this year’s FIFA Ballon d’Or Award for the FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year 2011 award were announced today at a press conference held at the headquarters of France Football magazine in Paris, France. Marta (Brazil), Homare Sawa (Japan) and Abby Wambach (USA) will contest for the award.
WAMBACH-Her 2011
Lauded [...]
VIDEO: Abby Wambach & Winter Vinecki – 2011 Women Sports Foundation Award Winners
Abby Wambach, Winner of the Sportswoman of the Year Award (Team Sport)
Abby Wambach received the esteemed Sportswoman of the Year Award, given to an individual athlete in a team sport who exhibits exceptional performances over a 12-month time span. Wambach earned this award for her triumphant season including being named the 2010 [...]
SOCCER: U.S. Women’s National Team Ties Sweden To Close Out 2011
U.S. WNT midfielder Tobin Heath scores the tying goal for the USA in their 1-1 game with Sweden on Nov. 19, 2011 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.
GLENDALE, Ariz. (Nov. 19, 2011) – The U.S. Women’s National Team came from behind to earn a 1-1 tie with Sweden in front of a [...]
SOCCER: WNT vs. Canada: Highlights – Sept. 22, 2011
The U.S. Women’s National Team defeated Canada 3-0 to wrap up the Celebration Series in front of a typically loud crowd at JELD-WEN Field in Portland, Ore. Abby Wambach (2) and Alex Morgan grabbed the goals for the WNT.
U.S. WNT Forward Abby Wambach opens the scoring for the USA in their match against Canada at [...]
