Women's soccer
AP source: Portland gets Women's International Champions Cup

By Anne M. Peterson Apr. 08, 2021 01:38 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Women's International Champions Cup will be held at Portland's Providence Park in August, a person with knowledge of the event told...

Olympique Lyon's Catarina Cantanhede Macario, left, and Broendby's Maja Kildemoes in action during their Womens Champions League last 16 soccer match at Broendby Stadion, Denmark, Wednesday March 10, 2021. (Liselotte Sabroe/Ritzau via AP)
Outbreak takes Macario out of US matches in Europe

By Anne M. Peterson Apr. 02, 2021 02:49 PM EDT

Japanese torchbearer Azusa Iwashimizu, left, a member of Japan women's national football team, smiles after passing the flame to the next torchbearer during the torch relay grand start outside J-Village National Training Center in Naraha, Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan, Thursday, March 25, 2021. The torch relay for the postponed Tokyo Olympics began its 121-day journey across Japan on Thursday and is headed toward the opening ceremony in Tokyo on July 23. (Philip Fong/Pool Photo via AP)
Torch relay for Tokyo Olympics kicks off its 121-day journey

By Stephen Wade Mar. 24, 2021 08:54 PM EDT

Oregon to allow limited fans at outdoor sporting events

By Anne M. Peterson Mar. 17, 2021 07:18 PM EDT
The Portland Timbers and the Portland Thorns will be able to welcome a limited number of fans back to home soccer games starting next month. ...

United States forward Christen Press (23) controls a ball in front of Brazil defender Bruna (3) during the second half of a SheBelieves Cup women's soccer match, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Press scores in first start of 2021, looks to build on 2020

By Anne M. Peterson Feb. 23, 2021 05:13 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 27, 2020, file photo, United States Alex Morgan reacts during the international friendly women's soccer match agaiinst The Netherlands at Rat Verlegh stadium in Breda, southern Netherlands. Morgan is back with the U.S. national team and learning to adjust to a career as a working mom. (Piroschka van de Wouw/Pool via AP, File)
Delayed trial of Women v US Soccer pushed back to June 15

Feb. 19, 2021 09:18 PM EST

FILE - U.S. defender Crystal Dunn plays against Canada during the second half of a CONCACAF women's Olympic qualifying soccer match in Carson, Calif., in this Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, file photo. The 28-year-old U.S. national team defender has grown more confident in her abilities and her status on the U.S. women’s national team. She’s also become empowered in her activism as a Black woman. So much so that she even proclaimed herself the "New Crystal Dunn.” (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
Maturity and security have led to a more vocal Crystal Dunn

By Anne M. Peterson Feb. 17, 2021 03:49 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 27, 2020, file photo, United States Alex Morgan, center, tips the ball into the goal passing Netherlands' goalkeeper Sari Van Veenendaal, left, during an international friendly women's soccer match at Rat Verlegh stadium in Breda, southern Netherlands. The goal was disallowed for offside. Morgan is back with the U.S. national team and learning to adjust to a career as a working mom. (Piroschka van de Wouw/Pool via AP, File)
Alex Morgan back with US national team, daughter in tow

By Anne M. Peterson Feb. 11, 2021 04:29 PM EST

Striker Nicolas Caballero of the second division Resistencia football club stands on his team's pitch before a training session, in Asuncion, Paraguay, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. Caballero, 32, who hasn't been paid by his club for more than a year, now has a food stall that sells barbecue on the streets of Asuncion to survive during the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
Paraguay's 2nd division soccer players improvise to survive

By Marcelo R. Androetto And Jorge Saenz Feb. 11, 2021 01:37 PM EST

FILE - In this Saturday, March 24, 2018 file photo, Orlando Prides Sydney Leroux keeps the ball in play during a National Women's Soccer League match at Orlando City Stadium in Orlando, Fla. Sydney Leroux simply isn't done chasing her soccer dreams. The veteran forward signed a 3-year max deal with the Orlando Pride, the National Women's Soccer League team she's been with since 2018. Announced Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021 the contract has an option for an additional year. (Justin Green/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File)
Leroux returns to the Pride, still chasing soccer dreams

By Anne M. Peterson Feb. 03, 2021 05:58 PM EST

U.S. midfielder Lindsey Horan, right, is congratulated, after scoring a goal against Colombia, by midfielder Kristie Mewis, left, midfielder Julie Ertz, center, and defender Crystal Dunn, second from right, during the second half of an international friendly soccer match Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Alex Morgan back with US for SheBelieves Cup

By Anne M. Peterson Feb. 01, 2021 05:33 PM EST

Barcelona, Real Madrid women seek better COVID-19 protocols

Jan. 31, 2021 03:05 PM EST
MADRID (AP) — Players for Barcelona and Real Madrid's women's teams staged a protest before Sunday’s “clásico” between the sides in the Spanish league to...

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. U.S. Soccer is no longer managing the National Women's Soccer League although some aspects of the partnership remain, NWSL Commissioner Lisa Baird said. Baird spoke Tuesday, Jan. 12,c2021, on a wide-ranging conference call with reporters ahead of the league's draft on Wednesday night.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)
NWSL to hold Challenge Cup in April, start season in May

By Anne M. Peterson Jan. 27, 2021 04:14 PM EST

Four Colombia players ruled out of match against the US

By The Associated Press Jan. 18, 2021 01:49 PM EST
Four Colombians have ruled out of Monday's match against the U.S. women's soccer team because of coronavirus protocols. The U.S. Soccer...

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2019, file photo, United States midfielder Lindsey Horan, top, scores against Ireland goalkeeper Marie Hourihan during the first half of an international friendly soccer match in Pasadena, Calif. Horan described herself as miserable when she caught COVID-19 late last year. The 26-year-old midfielder was set to accompany the U.S. national team to the Netherlands for their final match of the year when U.S. Soccer announced her diagnosis on Nov. 18. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo, File)
Lindsey Horan back with US after recovering from COVID-19

By Anne M. Peterson Jan. 15, 2021 06:49 PM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2019, file photo, Stanford's Catarina Macario celebrates after scoring a penalty kick against North Carolina during a soccer match in San Jose, Calif. Macario, a promising prospect for the U.S. women's national team, has announced that she will forgo her senior season for a professional career. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group via AP, File)
Stanford's Catarina Macario turns pro with Lyon

Jan. 12, 2021 06:45 PM EST

FILE - In this July 7, 2019, file photo, United States' Megan Rapinoe scores her side's opening goal from the penalty shot during the Women's World Cup final soccer match against The Netherlands at the Stade de Lyon in Decines, outside Lyon, France. Rapinoe has returned to the U.S. national team after sitting out most of last year following the SheBelieves Cup tournament, joining the squad for its January training camp in Florida. (AP Photo/David Vincent, File)
Rapinoe returns to US national team after nearly a year

By Anne M. Peterson Jan. 12, 2021 06:07 PM EST

Oregon guard Chris Duarte, center, goes to the basket as Utah's Mikael Jantunen (20) and Branden Carlson (35) defend in the first half during an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
The Latest: Vegas tests positive ahead of PGA Tour event

By The Associated Press Jan. 12, 2021 04:31 AM EST

FILE - This Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020 file photo shows a general view of a social distancing message on display outside the Villa Park stadium, home of Aston Villa, in Birmingham, England. Aston Villa has on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 reported a “significant” coronavirus outbreak and closed its training ground a day before a scheduled FA Cup home game against Liverpool. Villa says “discussions are ongoing between medical representatives of the club, the Football Association and the Premier League.” (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, file)
Aston Villa reports 'significant' virus outbreak

Jan. 07, 2021 09:29 AM EST

US women open 2021 with training camp in Florida

By Anne M. Peterson Jan. 06, 2021 04:06 PM EST
Megan Rapinoe and Carli Lloyd have returned after missing most of last year as the U.S. women’s national team prepares to open training camp this weekend in...