The defending champions got a place in next summer’s tournament after a 6-0 win over Jamaica in the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Women’s Championship. Maybe one hour after the US Women’s Soccer Team beat Jamaica 6-0 on Sunday at the Toyota Stadium to qualify for the World Cup in 2019, some Megan Rapinoe gave a phone.
Peter Crouch said he was quite pleased with the goal as it was one out of the great headers he has scored till date. He has endless people telling him that it came off the back of his head, although he was trying to flick it in. Crouch wanted to make a significant difference when he made an entry at Preston. As per Crouch, he hoped to do some act straight away to get his head on to the free kick of Joe Allen only through his first touch which was quite amazing. All strikers get a bit restless towards the beginning of every season to achieve the mark. Crouch was no different as he was in the right direction and the only thing that came in between his happiness was that they only achieved a single point at Deepdale and still hoping for the first win. The team is confident that things would fall in place soon.
Everton midfielder Wayne Rooney is close to completing a transfer to DC United, as per reports. Sky Sportsclaim the deal should be done in less than 48 hours before the player travels to Washington later in the week.
The SheBelieves Cup is an annual tournament that was created on 2016 and one of the main objectives or reasoning behind the creation of this competition was for the USA women’s national football team to get better and perform against better opponents in terms of quality.
Finishing in the last spot is a huge disappointment for the women’s USA team as they are the current champions of football after having emerging victorious during the 2015 FIFA World Cup.
“Ultimately, what the coaches care about are two things. They care about quality opponents and that their players get an experience that they would get as they go into a World Cup environment, which means 15,000-20,000 people in the stands. We kind of provide that experience. That’s why they come.” Continue reading →
Mark Sampson is of the view that unity is going to be really crucial for the sides in the upcoming women’s Euro competition which is starting from the 16th of next month.
The head coach of the English side reveals that his prime focus in the preparatory camp ahead of the competition has been to ensure that there is clarity among the group about the tactics and planning.
Sampson has no doubt whatsoever over the credentials of the team that is at his disposal as he reckons that the team is capable enough to earn the glory.
As per Sampson, since the time his team has been eliminated from the Round of 4 of World Cup, he’s thinking about only one thing and that is how to clinch the Euros. Continue reading →
In the world of football, Europe is arguably regarded as the ideal place for footballers to compete in as it has the best clubs with the likes of: Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Juventus just to name a few.
When it comes to women’s soccer, United States has had significant more impact as there have been various females from USA that have been awarded with the FIFA Women’s of the Year individual prize including: Mia Hamm and Carli Lloyd.
Carli Lloyd lifted the 2015 FIFA Women’s of the Year award and she recently signed a loan deal with Manchester City. Alex Morgan is another well-known and influential figure especially in the USA as she has scored over 70 goals for the national side; Morgan also opted to extend her playing career by joining Olympique Lyon.
Alex Morgan and Carli Lloyd both have spent the majority of their playing career performing in United States but they have recently penned a deal with overseas clubs which is something that more female footballers are deciding to do. Continue reading →