U.S. WNT head coach Pia Sundhage officially named the 2012 Olympic Team a few hours before the
USA took on China from PPL Park on May 27. It was not an easy process for Sundhage and her staff to
cut down a talented pool of players to the 18 that will travel to the U.K. in search of Olympic
gold, but the Americans will bring one of its strongest Olympic Teams ever over the pond this
summer and that surely should make for some exciting matches.
This past Sunday, USWNT Head Coach Pia Sundhage announced the 18 players she will be bringing
with her to London to compete in this Summer's Olympic games in London. Eleven of the players named
to the Olympic squad also competed in the 2011 World Cup in Beijing. Three players named to the
squad, Shannon Boxx, Heather O'Reilly and Heather Mitts, are each returning for their third Olympic
games.
With the Olympics quickly approaching, it would seem the USWNT are prepared to take on whoever
will be thrown at them when they head to London. Pia Sundhage's squad played a great game of
football in front of a sold out crowd at PPL Park on Sunday, coming up with a big win against
China. This match also marked the debut of new matching kits for both the USMNT and the USWMNT, who
put them to good use.
U.S. Women's National Team head coach Pia Sundhage has named the 18-player roster for the 2012
Olympic Games. Eleven players make a return to the Olympics after helping the USA to the gold medal
in 2008 in Beijing, China. Midfielders Shannon Boxx and Heather O'Reilly and defender Heather Mitts
make their third Olympic Team while U.
PSP photographer Paul Rudderow was on hand for Sunday evening's Women's National Teams 4-1
win over China at PPL Park. Here's a look at what he saw.
United States starting eleven.
China struck first with a goal by Zhang Rui.
Carli Lloyd played strong in the midfield.
Photo by John Todd/ISIPhotos.com
The U.S. Women's national team shook off an uncharacteristic slow start to put on a show for a
sold-out crowd at PPL Park on Sunday, as Alex Morgan showed off her outstanding form in a 4-1 rout
of China.
The Chinese opened the scoring on the night, temporarily quieting a raucous crowd in Chester,
Pa.
The US Women took down China 4-1 in front of of a sold out crowd at PPL Park on Sunday night in
an Olympic warm up. A fantastic brace from Alex Morgan, a well taken late goal by Abby Wambach, and
an unfortunate own goal by Chinese defender Zhou Gaoping were enough for the US to overcome falling
behind in the first half through a Zhang Rui goal.
Via US Soccer U.S. Women's National Team head coach Pia Sundhage has named the 18-player roster
for the 2012 Olympic Games. Eleven players make a return to the Olympics after helping the USA to
the gold medal in 2008 in Beijing, China. Midfielders Shannon Boxx and Heather O'Reilly and
defender Heather Mitts make their third Olympic Team while U.
La directora técnica de la selección estadounidense, Pia Sundhage, reveló hace unas horas a
18 jugadoras que competirán por estar en el podio en las próximas Olimpiadas de Londres.
Porteras:
Hope Solo | Seattle Sounders
Nicole Barnhart
Defensas:
Rachel Buehler
Amy LePeilbet
Heather Mitts
Kelley O'Hara
Christie Rampone
Becky Sauerbrunn | DC United
Mediocampistas:
Shannon Boxx
Carli Lloyd
Lauren Cheney
Tobin Heath
Heather O'Reilly
Megan Rapinoe
Delanteras:
Sydney Leroux | Seattle Sounders
Alex Morgan | Seattle Sounders
Amy RodrĂguez
Abby Wambach
Quedan fuera de la lista final Ali Krieger por no estar recuperada al 100% de su lesiĂłn en la
rodilla sufrida en el PreolĂmpico de Vancouver; Lori Lindsey, Jill Loyden, Meghan Klingenberg y
Christen Press serán tomadas en cuenta como suplentes en caso de que alguna de las jugadoras base
sufran alguna lesiĂłn.
Philadelphia loves Heather MittsU.S. WNT head coach Pia Sundhage has named 18 players that will face China in front of a sold-out
crowd on May 27 at PPL Park. Sundhage named the team after a two-week training camp in Princeton,
N.J. that featured 27 players.
Four players have experience playing for former Philadelphia women's pro teams while midfielder
Carli Lloyd hails from nearby Delran, N.
A-Rod and Lori Lindsey in 5 v 2. Lori, stop flexing for the camera.After a day off yesterday, the U.S. WNT hit the field today for a spirited afternoon session in
perfect soccer weather as training camp continues that is part Olympic prep, part China prep. Of
course, the U.
Photo: Daniel Gajdamowicz
Philadelphia Union
John Hackworth on the New York Red Bulls: "I don't think they like us and I don't think we like
them."
Sheanon Williams on the Red Bulls: "Regardless how many years we've been around, it's Philly and
New York, and nobody in Philly likes any teams in New York, and that is definitely how it goes with
the Union and Red Bulls.
U.S. women's national team coach Pia Sundhage has called on 28 players for a May training camp
in New Jersey ahead of a friendly against China at PPL Park on May 27, as the U.S. women continue
their preparations for this summer's Olympics.
The U.S. women will train in Princeton from Thursday until May 25 in the build-up to the
friendly, and this camp comes on the heels of an April camp in Florida in which 26 of the 28
players called upon this time around participated.
Keelin Winters manages to just get a foot to the ball as Alex Morgan shootsThe U.S. team had just one training today, and as some ominous clouds rolled in during the
practice, it seemed for a moment like it might be a damp and windy session, but the rain quickly
passed and the team had another sharp practice that included a 30-minute full-field scrimmage (that
featured some stoppages to work on set plays) at the end.
Photo: Daniel Gajdamowicz
Philadelphia Union
We linked to a tweet from Dave Zeitlin yesterday that indicated that, with Danny Califf doubtful
for Saturday's match against Chivas USA, Peter Nowak is likely to start the same back four that
played against Columbus, which means Garfan on the left, Gaddis on the right, with Valdes and
Williams in the middle.
Photo: Paul Rudderow
Philadelphia Union
It may have been more "whew" than "WOO!" but a win is a win.
Peter Nowak said of the the win, "I think it was very important to the confidence. They start to
see now that the work pays off and we got to keep going."
He said further, "I think this was extremely important for the guys in the locker room to have
the feeling of getting three points.
Christie Rampone may very well be playing World Cup soccer into her fifth decade on this earth. In
the mean time she's doing work for US Olympians not backed by an independent multi-million dollar
federation.Teaming up with various current and former Olympians and Para-Olympians as well as Citi
Bank, Rampone launched "Every Step of the Way.
The U.S. women's national team did not need the late heroics to get by Brazil this time.
Carli Lloyd, Shannon Boxx and Amy Rodriguez all scored off set pieces as the U.S. women blanked
Brazil 3-0 in their final game of the Kirin Challenge Cup and a rematch of their riveting World Cup
quarterfinal bout that the Americans won in penalty kicks.
Photo by ISIphotos.com
The U.S. women's national team will play China at PPL Park on May 27 in a tune-up friendly prior
to this summer's Olympics.
The last time the two nations met, the United States defeated China 2-0 at the Four Nations
Tournament on Chinese soil in January of last year.
U.S. captain Christie Rampone speaks to the kids before the eventAfter the USA's first training in Sendai today, a crisp session that lasted just over an hour, the
U.S. players held an event -- co-organized by the U.S. State Department -- for more than 50
Japanese middle school girls.
Christie "Rampain" Rampone brings the leather to Lori LindseyThe U.S. team had a weights session this morning and as there wasn't quite the equipment that
fitness coach Dawn Scott wanted for the workout, she decided to get creative and throw in some
boxing workouts for the players.
U.S. head coach Pia Sundhage has named the 23 players that will travel to Japan for two of the
biggest non-Olympic, non-World Cup matches the U.S. WNT has played in recent history, taking on
Japan on April 1 in Sendai (6:30 a.m. ET) and Brazil on April 3 in Chiba (7 a.m.)
Both matches will be broadcast on ESPN2.
A hat-trick from Alex Morgan propelled the USWNT to a 4–0 win over Sweden to claim third place
at the 2012 Algarve Cup on Wednesday.
But the thoughts of many US Soccer fans—and the team—surely lingered on the 1–0 loss to
Japan on Monday in the first meeting of the two countries since the US lost to Japan in the 2011
Women's World Cup final.
A hat-trick from Alex Morgan propelled the USWNT to a 4–0 win over Sweden to claim third place
at the 2012 Algarve Cup on Wednesday.
But the thoughts of many US Soccer fans—and the team—surely lingered on the 1–0 loss to
Japan on Monday in the first meeting of the two countries since the US lost to Japan in the 2011
Women's World Cup final.
Johan Cruyff is bringing his expertise to Mexico.
The Dutch legend will join Chivas de Guadalajara as an advisor this weekend in an effort to
change the fortunes of the renowned Mexican club. Chivas has fallen on hard times, failing to win
in their last 13 matches across all competitions and most recently getting blown out by Velez
Sarsfield in the Copa Libertadores group stage on Wednesday.
The U.S. WNT will depart for the Algarve region of Portugal next week in preparation for the 19th
Annual Algarve Cup, a tournament that has become a fixture in the USA's yearly schedule and soccer
culture.
U.S. head coach Pia Sundhage will bring 23 players to Portugal and choose 21 for the tournament
roster.
Photo by John Todd/ISIphotos.com
U.S. women's national team coach Pia Sundhage has named a 23-player preliminary roster for the
Algarve Cup in Portugal, and there are no surprises in the bunch.
Abby Wambach, Hope Solo and Alex Morgan are among the usual suspects who will compete in the
tournament's Group B along with Denmark, Norway and defending World Cup champion Japan followed by
a placement game from Feb.
Photo by John Todd/ISIphotos.com
After coming off a dominant run through CONCACAF Olympic qualifying, the U.S. women's national
team had its hands full Saturday night with New Zealand before rising star Alex Morgan came to the
rescue.
Morgan scored in the 88th minute and again in stoppage time to help the U.
U.S. head coach Pia Sundhage has named the 18 players that will suit up against New Zealand
tomorrow at 3 p.m. CT at FC Dallas Stadium. The game is expected to be a sell-out in the
20,500-seat venue and the U.S. players are looking forward to a fantastic Texas reception.
U.S. Roster vs. New Zealand
Feb.
Hope Solo denies an Alex Morgan blastCan't say there is much to report from U.S. WNT training in chilly Frisco, Texas. All the players
are healthy and gunning for spots on the 18-player roster for the New Zealand game, but since
there's not much new, we decided to put together a top-10 What's New?
photo by Stephen Brashear/ISIphotos.com
Fresh off a successful Olympic qualifying campaign, U.S. women's national team head coach Pia
Sundhage has called up 28 players for its upcoming friendly against New Zealand.
Nineteen of the 20 players on the Olympic qualifying roster were summoned by Sundhage for the
Americans' first game on home soil this year, including Alex Morgan, Hope Solo and Abby
Wambach.
The day after U.S. soccer fans celebrated the women's CONCACAF win and their Olympic
qualification comes word that the WPS is on ice for the 2012 season.
Word began to filter out via players and bloggers on social networks like Twitter Monday
morning, and the league officially made the announcement midday.
The US Women took down Costa Rica 3-0 to book their ticket for this summer's London Olympics.
Tobin Heath scored in the first half, Carli Lloyd continued her current run of form with a goal in
the second half, and Alex Morgan sealed the win with a late goal of her own.
Pia Sundhage made two changes from the team that faced Mexico on Tuesday, preferring Tobin Heath
over Amy Rodriguez and giving converted striker Kelly O'Hara a start at right back.
Pia Sundhage, head coach of the United States Women's National Team, announced earlier today the
20-player roster that she will be bringing with her to Vancouver, B.C. for the CONCACAF Women's
Qualifying Tournament. The two teams that make it to the final of the tournament, set to begin on
January 19th, will qualify for the 2012 London Summer Olympics.
The U.S. WNT had some special guests at training today -- the U.S. Under-18 WNT. The U.S. U-18s
are currently in camp in San Diego and drove up the coast to take in the USA's evening training.
Not only did they witness an intense practice, getting an up-close look at training at the highest
levels of women's soccer, but they also got brief talks from Abby Wambach and Christie Rampone.
Twenty-eleven turned out to be an interesting year, to say the least. It was a year that
witnessed the long-awaited arrival of Jurgen Klinsmann as U.S. Men's National Team coach, the U.S.
Women's National Team falling in agonizing fashion to Japan in the World Cup final, Steve Nicol's
departure as Revolution manager, the introduction of Jay Heaps as his successor and.
Having faced uncertainty about its future in recent weeks and months, WPS appears to have
avoided doomsday. At least for now.
WPS reportedly received conditional Division 1 sanctioning for 2012 from U.S. Soccer's board of
directors on Monday evening despite it only having five teams and the minimum for Division I status
typically being eight.
After a two-week training camp that featured 30 players, U.S. WNT head coach Pia Sundhage has named
the 18 players that will suit up against Sweden on Sat., Nov. 19 at the University of Phoenix
Stadium. Kickoff is 7 p.m. and fans can watch live via a webstream on ussoccer.com and also follow
along on ussoccer.
Sonoran Living, a daily morning show on ABC 15 here in Arizona, featured U.S. captain Christie
Rampone on a short piece this week. You can watch it here and see why Reece Rampone sometimes
doesn't like the start of soccer practice.
By CALEB SONNELAND
Chelsea may not be bolting from Stamford Bridge for a new home after all.
The club came up short in its attempt to convince the necessary majority of the Chelsea Pitch
Owners to sell back the stadium land that the club sold to the supporter-spearheaded group, and as
a result, the club can't regain ownership of the entire grounds.
