This will be her second Olympics; Davidson is one of eight returning players from the 2020 team. Advertisement Emily Fox Age: 26 Club Team: Arsenal FC (Women’s Super League, England) Hometown: Ashburn, Va. The first-time Olympian isn’t new to the international stage. The defender ...
Crystal Dunn is among the few veterans on the team, but she will be filling a much different role at the Paris Games than she has in previous World Cups and Olympics. Moving up the pitch and into the attack, Dunn adds variability to the front line as a player who has spent most of ...
"It means everything," Smith said afterward. "We had a tough year last year in every way possible, but I feel like this is a new year and we're really just showing the world that we didn't ever drop off." Smith's goal came at the end of a sluggish, stilted match played in...
The US Women's National Soccer Team is competing for the gold medal at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Out of the 22-player squad, 19 are former NCAA student-athletes representing 11 different colleges. Stanford leads with five players, followed by North Carolina (three) and Penn Stat...
AsNaomi Girmatold Olympics.com in an interview earlier this year: “She’s a winner – I think for us, getting that new spark and new energy will be really good.” Emma Hayes was appointed USWNT boss in June. USWNT: A point to prove ...
Going into the Olympics, the USWNT's defense has been solid enough that leaning a bit more attack-minded for the Olympics with Huerta seems worth it. The next coach, who will be coming in with no track record, might feel the need to go with a safer choice like Krueger or O'Hara...
Mallory Swanson, of the United States, up, celebrates with Lindsey Horan, of the United States, after scoring her side’s first goal during the women’s soccer gold medal match between Brazil and the United States at the Parc des Princes during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 10,...
With the ball rolling between the two Germans, Smith lunged in and sent the ball over Berger and into the net. She then fell on her back -- some combination, almost surely, of exhausted and relieved -- as her teammates tumbled beside her. ...
The Americans, who hadn't won gold since the 2012 London Olympics, closed out an undefeated run to the title in their first international campaign under new coach Emma Hayes. Goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher preserved the win with a one-handed save on Adriana’s header in stoppage time at Parc des...
Against Sweden, things were quite different. The Matildas took a 2-1 lead early in the second half thank to a Sam Kerr header but the Swedes answered with three straight goals to put away a 4-2 victory. Kerr did have an opportunity for a hat trick but her try from the penalty spot...