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Post by Admin on Apr 19, 2017 20:31:35 GMT
On Monday night, SI.com broke the news that 18-year-old Mallory Pugh, the most coveted teenager in U.S. women’s soccer, was turning pro and leaving UCLA before having played an official game there. But where will Pugh sign? The Washington Spirit are at the top of the NWSL allocation list, but Pugh doesn’t want to play there and would prefer to play in Portland with the Thorns. If that doesn’t happen, then Pugh could sign with perennial powers PSG or Lyon in France. SI.com has learned that Portland has proposed a significant trade with Washington for the potential right to sign Pugh, but the Spirit, who have the first attempt to sign her through the league's allocation process, aren't budging. The stalemate could be settled at the NWSL owners meetings this Friday in Orlando, with U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati brokering. (The NWSL is currently searching for a new commissioner to replace the departed Jeff Plush.) The tug of war isn't limited to her on-field decision, either. Pugh is also set to decide between signing with Nike and Adidas, with potentially more shoe money on the table for her if she stays in the United States.
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Post by Admin on Sept 17, 2017 19:53:16 GMT
Julie Ertz made her presence felt early during the U.S. women's national team's friendly against New Zealand on Friday night. Ertz scored twice in the opening 24 minutes—her goals came just eight minutes apart—to give the U.S. an early 2–0 cushion. It would go on to win, 3–1. After Ertz narrowly missed on a bicycle kick that went just over the crossbar in the opening minutes, she found the back of the net at 16' off an assist from Lindsey Horan.
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Post by Admin on Sept 25, 2017 20:13:47 GMT
The U.S. Women’s National Team defeated New Zealand 5-0 with a dominant performance on Tuesday night in front of an electric crowd of 30,596 as Alex Morgan, Lindsey Horan, Mallory Pugh and Lynn Williams scored at Nipper Stadium.
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Post by Admin on Oct 23, 2017 19:43:31 GMT
The U.S. Women’s National Team completely dominated from start to finish in front of a near-sellout crowd at Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park on Sunday evening to shutout Korea Republic 6-0 in the second game of a two-match series. Five different players scored for the U.S. with midfielder Samantha Mewis tallying her first career brace by the 20th minute in the home stadium for her club team, the North Carolina Courage. Shortly after, Christen Press continued the party and made it 3-0. Julie Ertz also continued her fantastic goal-scoring form and added one in stoppage time to make it 4-0 at the half. t was much of the same in the second 45 minutes and the five U.S. substitutions at the half quickly got to work with Megan Rapinoe and Lynn Williams combining for a fifth goal, and Lindsey Horan and Allie Long for a sixth.
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Post by Admin on Oct 26, 2017 19:37:25 GMT
The Journey is an original U.S. Soccer series that follows U.S. Women's National Team players on and off the field as they work toward earning a spot at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France. In this episode of The Journey, Sponsored by Motrin, we learn how U.S. WNT midfielder Samantha Mewis grew up in Hanson, Massachusetts while always looking up to her older sister Kristie, a U.S. Youth National Team star and elite college player. As the years have gone by, Sam has emerged from her sister's shadow, blossoming into a strong, independent and mature person, as well as an impact player for club and country who is making a name for herself at the international level.
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