By Jeremy Rasmussen After securing its berth in the 2016 Olympics in Brazil with an impressive sweep of the CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship, the US Women’s National team traveled to Tampa, Florida for the inaugural SheBelieves Cup. The elite tournament featured three of the final four teams in last summer’s Women’s World Cup finals. One of the players who […]
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Lloyd’s PK Sinks Mexico 1-0 In Qualifier
The US WNT had 16 shots, six on goal, but it took a penalty kick by Carli Lloyd to beat Mexico 1-0. The U.S. Women’s National Team assured itself a place in the semifinal of the 2016 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship with the win against Mexico at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, TX. With the […]
U.S. Women Win First Olympic Qualifier
The U.S. Women’s National Team opened Group A play at the 2016 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship with a 5-0 shutout against Costa Rica at Toyota Stadium behind a pair of Alex Morgan goals. Morgan opened the scoring just 12 seconds into the match with the fastest goal in CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship […]
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The U.S. Men’s National Team grabbed a deserved late goal by Jozy Altidore to win its second match of 2016, 1-0, against Canada at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. The win followed a 3-2 win against Iceland to open 2016 with a pair of victories. The U.S. knocked on the door throughout the match but […]
U.S. Men Rally To Beat Iceland, 3-2
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