The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team is now in Germany for a friendly against defending FIFA Women's World Cup and UEFA Women's Euro champion Germany on Oct. 29 at the Impuls Arena in Augsburg, Germany. Â Kick off at 6 p.m. local (1 p.m. ET). Unfortunately, there is no television or internet streaming coverage of the [. Click to continue reading...

It's amazing what's on YouTube these days. Here's an entertaining Friday video of U.S. National Team forward Natasha Kai and some of her teammates engaging in a game of video game horse racing in an arcade somewhere. Discovered at Unprofessional Foul. Posted in Videos, Women's Soccer Tagged: Natasha Kai, U. Click to continue reading...

TORONTO, Canada (May 25, 2009) – The U.S. Women's National Team scored twice in each half, with goals from Shannon Boxx, Megan Rapinoe, Lindsay Tarpley and youngster Lauren Cheney to defeat Canada 4-0 earlier this week. The match marked the U.S. Women's team first game in Canada since 2001. The Americans and Canadians will play twice [. Click to continue reading...

March 11, 2009 — Sweden defeated the United States 4-3 on penalty kicks following a 1-1 tie on Wednesday night in the final of the Algarve Cup women's soccer tournament. Sweden took the lead via a 19th-minute goal by Lotta Schelin. However, the heavily favored United States rallied until Shannon Boxx tapped in a 90th-minute equalizer. Click to continue reading...

FERREIRAS, Portugal (March 9, 2009) – Striker Megan Rapinoe scored a 21st minute goal to give the U.S. Women's National Team a 1-0 victory against Norway in the final group 2009 Algarve Cup game for both teams. Team USA faces Sweden in the Algarve Cup championship game on Wednesday, March 11, at the Stadium Algarve in [. Click to continue reading...

Sweden will face the United States in the Algarve Cup final tomorrow, Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at the Stadium Algarve in Faro, Portugal. Kickoff is at 4 p.m. local / 12 p.m. ET. Here are some pictures of the Swedish and American teams in training for tomorrow's cup finale. All pictures were taken on Tuesday, [. Click to continue reading...

FERREIRAS, Portugal (March 6, 2009) – Striker Natasha Kai scored a last minute of goal to give the U.S. Women's National Team a 1-0 victory over Iceland in the second group game for both teams at the 2009 Algarve Cup. The U.S. victory, along with Denmark's 2-0 win against Norway, clinched Group B and a berth [. Click to continue reading...

March 4, 2009 - Tina DiMartino scored her first international goal Wednesday as defending champion United States defeated Denmark 2-0 in the Algarve Cup. In only her second international appearance, the 22-year-old forward, knocked in the ball from short range in the 35th minute after Natasha Kai's header rebounded off the post. Click to continue reading...

Match Highlights USA 2 - North Korea 1 The USA are the new women's world champions at U-20 level after defeating Korea DPR 2-1 in the final of Chile 2008. Goals from the strike pairing of Sydney Leroux and Alex Morgan were enough to see them over the line, the Koreans responding with a lone strike in [. Click to continue reading...

Tobin Heath is one of only 3 collegians currently in the US Women's Soccer team player pool. Some regard the 20-year old as a future US Women's star. She's represented the US in 13 games in which she's proved to be a world class midfielder. Earlier this year, she played in 3 games during the [...] Click to continue reading...

Match Highlights (Updated every matchday) Twenty-one days after the meeting in the final of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup New Zealand 2008, USA and Korea DPR will cross swords once more in Sunday's Chile 2008 showpiece. Germany and France were their respective victims as the duo set up a repeat of their Auckland showdown, the [. Click to continue reading...

Match Highlights (Updated every matchday) France and USA became the first two teams to qualify for the semi-finals of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2008 in Chile. Almost everyone expected the Americans to get this far, while the French are very much the surprise package, having made it to the last four in this competition [. Click to continue reading...

Final First Round Group Standings Match Highlights (Updated Daily) USA - China PR The United States lost out 2-0 to China PR in their last Group B game at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Chile 2008 on Wednesday, but the result made no difference as the Americans stroll through as section winners. France's 3-1 win against Argentina means [. Click to continue reading...

Current Group Standings Match Highlights (Updated Daily) Nigeria 1-1 England Both sides showed impressive stamina in an exciting encounter that produced a host of chances at both ends. After withstanding early pressure from the hard-running Nigerians, England began to take control, with goalscorer Dowie giving the Africans all sorts of problems down the right and her team-mates keeping [. Click to continue reading...

Current Group Standings Match Highlights (Updated Daily) France 0-3 USA The United States, U-20 champions from 2002, began their Chile 2008 campaign in flowing style. The Group B opener, played in Nelson Oyarzún Stadium in Chillan, was never in doubt as the American poured on the class from the opening whistle. Click to continue reading...

'Tis the season for women's football (or soccer if you prefer). Shortly after the conclusion of the Under-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand this weekend, our friends at FIFA are at it again. This time, they bring us the FIFA Under-20 or U-20 Women's World Cup Chile 2008. The tournament starts tomorrow with the following [. Click to continue reading...

- The middle section of Ian Plenderleith's MLS News Review for USSoccerplayas.com revisits the MLS-to-Portland issue and, to be direct about it, brings out the wet blanket. I'm not criticizing - the man is entitled to his opinion and, odds are, he's not engorged with soccer-lust for an MLS team in his hometown - [...] Click to continue reading...

- Mark Zeigler of the San Diego Union-Tribune has written a great piece about the US Soccer Federation, it's recent history between the players and former US Women's head coach April Heinrichs, and the hiring process of Greg Ryan. Apparently Ryan was the one coach that none of the players wanted. Click on the link to read the rest, it's well worth it. Click to continue reading...

- Pitches in Exeter and Mid Devon are sh*t. Literally. Matches held at Cullompton's CCA Fields have ended due to increasing amounts of dog doo on the playing field. Even in America, where soccer is scarcely respected, you'd be hard pressed to find fields covered in crap, dog or otherwise, but you'd figure in a country like England where the sport is king they would be more respectful of their fields. Click to continue reading...

- Fans of Austria's National Football team are so ashamed of the squads recent run of eight straight losses that they've called for a withdrawal of the side from the 2008 European Championship, despite the free invite as hosts. More than 4000 people have added their names to a petition at www.rueckgrat.cc since it was launched a week ago today. The petitioners have made it clear that they are not blaming players nor coaches of the team, but feel that their participation in the tournament would be an insult to the sport. Click to continue reading...

- Ives Galarcep picks through the traffic jam rushing toward the seventh and eighth playoff spots. I think he's got it about right - though do feel obliged to acknowledge the distinction between what is actually right or real and that with which I agree. - Credit USSoccerplayers.com's Ken Pendleton for writing a column that [...] Click to continue reading...

- While apparently 44% of men prefer Scarlett Johansson's figure, 13% also think they have a body that resembles David Beckham's. The other 87% are stuck between Wayne Rooney and David Brent? I wonder if Rooney knows his form is closer to Andy Reid than Becks?
- The 2007 Lesbian-Gay World Soccer Championship is set to kick off in Buenos Aires on September 23rd, just in case you were wondering. Click to continue reading...

World Soccer Transfers: Babel, Benayoun, Boulahrouz, Sagna, Dudek, Tevez
Manchester United's fourth signing of the window is most likely its' strongest. Carlos Tevez has passed his medical and will be introduced as a Man Utd player next week (says Soccernet.com). The deal will initially be a loan signing which could further segue into a permanent deal. Click to continue reading...