New U.S. women’s national team manager, Emma Hayes, has had a tremendous impact in her first trimester in charge of the United States. Including experienced captain Lindsey Horan.
The former Chelsea gaffer lead the USWNT to their first gold Olympic medal in 12 years, returning the national team to the podium of women’s soccer after a disastrous exit in the 2023 World Cup.
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The U.S. women’s national team claimed gold in the 2024 Paris Olympics final against Brazil on Saturday, with forward Mallory Swanson scoring the only goal in the USWNT’s historic victory.
On the same day, Dansby Swanson — husband of Mallory and MLB shortstop for the Chicago Cubs — recorded his 1,000th career hit, putting the cherry on top to an amazing day for the Swanson’s.
Take a bow Emma Hayes. Less than three months ago Hayes took charge of her first practice with the United States women’s national team, now she’s an Olympic champion head coach.
An emotional Hayes spoke with NBC shortly after her side defeated Brazil 1-0 to win gold. Hayes, who is from London and played for Arsenal’s academy as a teenager, got her first big roles in coaching in the United States.
Emma Hayes gold medal interview
We’ve waited a dozen years to hear it, but at last the United States women’s national team are Olympic gold medalists! The USWNT defeated Brazil 1-0 in the final in Paris on Saturday to win gold for the fifth time.
One year after the worst World Cup in the USWNT’s history, they’ve bounced back to claim the gold medal that eluded them for over a decade.
The United States women’s national team have an opportunity to win their fifth gold medal in the Olympics and their first in 12 years. For fans wanting to know how to watch USA vs Brazil soccer we’re here to help.
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The United States women’s national team front three of Sophia Smith, Mallory Swanson and Trinity Rodman have proposed a name for their fearsome trio.
While media have tossed around “The Trident” as a potential title, the three USA stars appeared on TODAY and have said they are proposing the name “Triple Espresso.”
USWNT Triple Espresso nickname
United States women’s national team defender Naomi Girma is cementing herself as the top center back in the world during the 2024 Summer Olympics. Her head coach Emma Hayes agrees as the 24-year-old has played every minute of the campaign so far.
Girma has led a stout USWNT defense to the gold medal match only conceding two goals in the process. Throughout the tournament Girma has had different center back pairings due to a Tierna Davidson injury.
The United States women’s national team advanced to the gold medal match with a 1-0 victory vs. Germany on Tuesday, however not all USA fans were impressed.
American captain Lindsey Horan has received the most criticism of any USWNT player on the field after a string of poor performances. Her two knockout games against Japan and Germany saw careless giveaways that sprung attacks for the opponent and sluggish play in the midfield.
The United States women’s national team will play for a gold medal in the Olympics for the first time in 12 years after defeating Germany in the semifinal 1-0 on Tuesday. An unbelievable Alyssa Naeher save vs Germany is to thank.
USWNT fans had their hearts drop to their stomachs in the final minutes of extra time when Germany were awarded a dangerous free kick. In the dying seconds the ball was lofted into the box and headed toward goal.
The United States women’s national team narrowly surpassed Japan in the Olympic quarterfinals on Saturday with a nervy 1-0 victory with several poor individual performances. USWNT captain Lindsey Horan had one of the worst showings.
The 30-year-old captain had a number of sloppy turnovers that turned into opportunities for Japan, she was far too slow on and off the ball and had a scare or two back on defense.
In the 35th minute she uncharacteristically let Japan’s Mina Tanaka spin away from her in the box to rip a shot that forced Alyssa Naeher into action.