FIFA Women's World Cup
England and US teams stand together with a banner as a show of solidarity for victims of abuse before the women's friendly soccer match between England and the US at Wembley stadium in London, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. (Nick Potts/PA via AP)
England tops US 2-1, women unfurl banner at Wembley Stadium

Oct. 07, 2022 05:41 PM EDT

FILE - USA's Landon Donovan, center, reacts after scoring their second goal, with fellow team members Clint Dempsey, left, Jay DeMerit, background center, and Jozy Altidore, right, during their Confederations Cup final soccer match against Brazil, at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, June 28, 2009. Landon Donovan is teaming with Clint Dempsey again at a World Cup. The pair, who share the American record of 57 international goals, will work for Fox at this year’s tournament in Qatar. (AP Photo/Paul Thomas, File)
Donovan, Dempsey to broadcast World Cup in US for Fox

Oct. 04, 2022 12:55 PM EDT

Asia reworks qualifying format for 48-team World Cup in 2026

Aug. 01, 2022 02:22 AM EDT
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — The Asian Football Confederation has confirmed a new qualifying format to factor in its expanded number of direct entries for a 48-team...

FILE - United States goalkeeper Hope Solo takes the ball during a women's soccer game at the Rio Olympics against New Zealand on Aug. 3, 2016, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Former women’s national team star Solo pleaded guilty Monday, July 25, 2022, to driving while impaired, almost four months after she was found passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle in North Carolina with her 2-year-old twins inside. (AP Photo/Eugenio Savio, File)
Hope Solo pleads guilty to DWI, gets 30-day sentence, fine

Jul. 25, 2022 07:32 PM EDT

FILE - Home of the NFL football Atlanta Falcons and the MLS soccer team, Atlanta United, the Mercedes-Benz stadium is seen, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, in Atlanta. There are 23 venues bidding to host soccer matches at the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
The 16 venues picked to host World Cup matches in 2026

Jun. 16, 2022 10:22 PM EDT

Will Wilson to quit as US Soccer CEO after 2 1/2 years

Jun. 03, 2022 10:18 AM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Will Wilson is quitting as CEO of the U.S. Soccer Federation ahead of the World Cup, making the surprising decision to leave the job after just 2 1/2...

FILE - United States' goalkeeper Hope Solo takes the ball during a women's soccer game at the Rio Olympics against New Zealand in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Aug. 3, 2016. Former U.S. women’s national team star goalkeeper Solo was arrested after police say she was found passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle in North Carolina with her two children inside. A police report said Solo was arrested on Thursday, March 31, 2022, in a shopping center parking lot in Winston-Salem and charged with driving while impaired, resisting a public officer and misdemeanor child abuse. (AP Photo/Eugenio Savio, File)
Hope Solo arrested on DWI, child abuse charges

By Tom Foreman Jr. Apr. 01, 2022 04:51 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2017, file photo, then-U.S. Olympic Committee chief marketing officer Lisa Baird speaks about the Team USA WinterFest for the upcoming 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games, at Yongsan Garrison, a U.S. military base in Seoul, South Korea. Lisa Baird is the new commissioner of the National Women's Soccer League. The former chief of marketing for the U.S. Olympic Committee hopes she can bring the same ideas to soccer as those that ramped up Olympic endorsements. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)
US Olympic marketing chief Lisa Baird is NWSL commissioner

By Eddie Pells Feb. 27, 2020 01:34 PM EST

United States forward Carli Lloyd (10) and Haiti defender Soveline Beaubrun, right, collide as they go for the ball during the first half of a women's Olympic qualifying soccer match Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
Carli Lloyd talks about those field goals, and her career

By Anne M. Peterson Jan. 30, 2020 06:49 PM EST

FILE- In this July 7, 2019, file photo, United States' Rose Lavelle, right, celebrates with teammate Alex Morgan after scoring her side's second goal during the Women's World Cup final soccer match against The Netherlands at the Stade de Lyon in Decines, outside Lyon, France. (AP Photo/Claude Paris, FIle)
Plays of the year: 2019 had a flair for the dramatic

By Tim Reynolds Dec. 23, 2019 01:30 PM EST

FILE- In this July 7, 2019, file photo, United States' Megan Rapinoe, center, holds the trophy as she celebrates with teammates after they defeated the Netherlands 2-0 in the Women's World Cup final soccer match at the Stade de Lyon in Decines, outside Lyon, France. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)
Netherlands vs USA 7/7/2019

Dec. 22, 2019 09:58 AM EST

U.S. players pose for photos before an international friendly soccer match against Portugal, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Lloyd, US women ease past Portugal in front of record crowd

By Dave Zeitlin Aug. 29, 2019 09:10 PM EDT

United States soccer player Carli Lloyd attempts to kick a field goal after the Philadelphia Eagles and the Baltimore Ravens held a joint NFL football practice in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Career change for Carli Lloyd? How about the NFL?

Aug. 28, 2019 08:14 PM EDT

United States' Julie Ertz, center right, jumps for the ball with Chile's Su Helen Galaz during the Women's World Cup Group F soccer match between the United States and Chile at the Parc des Princes in Paris, Sunday, June 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Julie Ertz scores 1st World Cup goal with husband looking on

By Anne M. Peterson Jun. 16, 2019 06:12 PM EDT

United States' Julie Ertz heads the ball away from Thailand's Kanjana Sung-Ngoen during the Women's World Cup Group F soccer match between the USA and Thailand at the Stade Auguste-Delaune in Reims, France, Tuesday, June 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
Zach Ertz eager to cheer on wife Julie in World Cup

By Rob Maaddi Jun. 11, 2019 06:07 PM EDT