November 28, 2012 NO CONTEST
US Women romp over Ireland, 5-0
Alex Morgan scored three goals in the first half and Sydney Leroux added two more in the second as the U.S. Women’s National Team rolled to an easy 5-0 win over Ireland in front of 10,092 at Jeld-Wen Field Wednesday night.
November 5, 2012 CHINA RETURNS
Will face USWNT in Detroit, Houston, Florida
CHICAGO - The U.S. Women's National Team will play the final three matches of the 2012 Fan Tribute Tour in Detroit, Houston and Boca Raton, Fla. against China during an eight-day span, starting with a match at Ford Field in Detroit on Dec. 8, and followed by matches at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston on Dec. 12 and FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Fla., on Dec. 15.
October 30, 2012 NEW MAN IN CHARGE
Sermanni to take over USWNT
U.S. Soccer didn’t take long to find a successor to Pia Sundahge as head coach of the Women’s National Team, announcing the appointment of Tom Sermanni as the seventh coach in team history.
October 23, 2012 TIED AGAIN
USWNT-Germany draw 2-2
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. –Abby Wambach and Heath Tobin each scored, but Germany was able to equalize after both U.S. goals, as the teams played to a 2-2 tie in front of 18,870 rain-soaked spectators at Rentschler Field.
October 20, 2012 TIED AT TOYOTA
Wambach scores as U.S. draws with Germany
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. - Abby Wambach scored her 147th career goal just two minutes into the game, but Germany came back to tie it just twelve minutes later as the number one and two teams in the world played to a 1-1 draw in front of a sellout crowd of 19,522 at Toyota Park Saturday.
October 18, 2012 BATTLE OF TOP TWO
U.S. Women set to face Germany
In a matchup of the world's top two teams in the latest FIFA Women's World Rankings, the top-ranked U.S. Women's National Team takes on second-ranked Germany in its next two matches of its post Olympic Fan Tribute Tour.
September 19, 2012 SUPER SENDOFF
WNT routs Australia 6-2 in Sundhage’s farewell match
COMMERCE CITY, Colo.—Alex Morgan led the way with two goals and two assists as the U.S. Women’s National Team said farewell to departing coach Pia Sundhage with a 6-2 win over Australia Wednesday in front of a sellout crowd of 18,589 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
September 16, 2012 ROLLING ALONG
U.S. posts another win on Morgan, Boxx goals
CARSON, Calif. --Alex Morgan and Shannon Boxx each scored in the second half as the U.S. Women's National Team came from behind to defeat Australia 2-1 in front of 19,851 at the Home Depot Center on Sunday.
September 14, 2012 GERMANY TICKETS
USWNT in Chicago go on sale next Friday
CHICAGO - Tickets for the U.S. Women's National Team's match against Germany on Saturday, Oct. 20, at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill., go on sale to the public Friday, Sept. 21, at 10 a.m. CT.
September 11, 2012 HIS HAT IS IN THE RING
Riley, vying for women's national coaching job, stresses importance of a national league
Paul Riley has thrown in his hat into the ring to become U.S. national women's coach. Riley said on Monday that he had sent in his resume to U.S. Soccer and general secretary Dan Flynn and will be among an undetermined number of candidates that will start the process with phone interviews. Riley stresse the importance of a national women's league.
September 1, 2012 A MATTER OF SUSTAINABILITY
Gulati: new league has to have the right economic model
So, will there be a professional women’s soccer league 3.0 in the United States? It all depends on the correct sustainable economic model, says U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati. He should know more than anyone else because he is a professor of economics at Columbia University.
September 1, 2012 A PARTING HUG
Wambach says 'goodbye,' thanks Sundhage in her own unique way
With 18 minutes remaining of the U.S. women's 8-0 win over Costa Rica on Saturday, striker Abby Wambach was replaced by Sydney Le Roux. Wambach, who recorded a brace at Sahlen Stadium, went over to coach Pia Sundhage on the U.S. bench and gave her a big hug. Translated: there is little doubt that the players will miss Sundhage, who is leaving the team to take over as Sweden's women's coach.
