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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.
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?
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
