Women’s Soccer star Carli Lloyd’s time playing for the United States Women’s National Team has come to an end. The New Jersey native announced her retirement on Aug. 16 at the age of 39. Lloyd’s reasoning was she felt like she gave the sport “her all,” she said. Lloyd’s last …
Read More »U.S. Women Advance in World Cup
The World Records continued to roll in for the U.S. Women’s team on Sunday during their 3-0 victory against Chile. Carli Lloyd scored two of the three goals for the U.S. during her record-setting match. With this win against Chile, the U.S. secured their spot in the round of 16. …
Read More »FIFA World Cup: France Battle Croatia In All-European Final
The last game but certainly not the least. The 64th of 64 games, the most important one of them all. Over a billion eyes will tune into the action Sunday evening taking place at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, where a captivating FIFA World Cup will culminate with two worthy …
Read More »FIFA World Cup Preview: Croatia and England Fight For Surprise Spot in the Final
One team has already been confirmed for the Sunday’s FIFA World Cup final, France. They were a favorite to get there. One team is yet to book there spot, either Croatia or England. Neither of them were favorites to get there. But alas, these are the two teams that have …
Read More »FIFA World Cup Preview: Rivals France and Belgium Meet in Thrilling Semifinal
Arguably the two most exciting and complete teams so far in Russia 2018 meet Tuesday in Saint Petersburg for a tantalizing semifinal. The French came in as one of the heavy favorites, and have grown into the tournament, with impressive knockout stage performances against South American sides Argentina and Uruguay. …
Read More »2018 FIFA World Cup: Upsets Upon Upsets Take Russia by Storm
The 2018 FIFA World Cup’s early stages will go down as one chock-full of upsets. The defending World Cup champions saw an early exit, and two megastars had their runs in Russia cut short. 4 teams have booked their spots in the Quarterfinals! Who will join them? pic.twitter.com/elU0GJHzzI — FOX …
Read More »FIFA World Cup Day Eight Recap: Messi and Argentina Struggle, France Advances
With the second string of group-stage matches underway in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, four teams have punched their ticket to the knockout stages. After Russia and Uruguay managed to qualify in Day 6 and Day 7 respectively, France and Croatia both turned in solid performances on Day 8 of …
Read More »World Cup roundup: Spain up, Morocco out and Uruguay in
Matchday two of the 2018 FIFA World Cup’s group stages rolled by this Wednesday; and while it may not have been the most high-scoring, the day’s slate of games proved vital for a number of teams. Before noon, Morocco was sent home. Hours later, Uruguay moved on. And to cap …
Read More »USA, Mexico and Canada to Host 2026 FIFA World Cup
Despite the U.S. not being in the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Russia, it’s still a good day to be an American soccer fan. FIFA has awarded the 2026 World Cup to the united North American bid consisting of the United States, Mexico and Canada. https://twitter.com/united2026/status/1006851829769129984 Via a joint statement …
Read More »FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 Preview: Group A
With the 2018 FIFA World Cup kicking off in Russia shortly, we start by taking a look at Group A. Overview On paper, no teams jump out as favorites to raise the cup in mid-July. Instead, the group appears decently balanced with the host nation Russia, an underrated underdog in …
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