At 21 years old, Mallory Pugh is living every little girl's dream. Even her own.
Pugh has had an unorthodox career path in comparison to most female soccer players. In 2017, the Colorado native made a decision to drop out of UCLA, where she lost her NCAA eligibility to pursue her dream of playing professionally in the NWSL for the Washington Spirit. Additionally, she was a crucial entity to the senior USWNT squad when she was called up in 2016 at age 18.
After claiming a FIFA Women’s World Cup winner’s medal, as well as the tournament’s Golden Boot and Golden Ball awards, there’s only one thing left for Megan Rapinoe to achieve this year: grace the cover of EA Sports’ upcoming FIFA 20.
It’s an idea that’s gaining steam, starting with a simple Twitter post from video game and entertainment media website IGN.
The U.S. women’s national team continued its whirlwind tour around America with a stop at the ESPYS in Los Angeles on Wednesday night. Once again, the team cleaned house with two more USWNT ESPYS.
But how about those killer looks despite just flying into town?
After a disappointing Copa América, Lionel Messi seems to be attempting to the kill his officiating frustrations with kindness.
Messi’s family restaurant is providing hot meals for the homeless in Rosario pic.twitter.com/miREIBuiig
England’s crusade to knock the USWNT from its perch has ended in failure.
From the British media’s uproar over the Americans’ nerve to celebrate scoring goals at a Women’s World Cup to Phil Neville’s attempts to motivate his charges by trying to claim the U.S. was spying on the team, the USWNT has been Public Enemy No. 1 in England for some time now.
But when it came down to it, there were too many antics and too few goals as the U.S. defeated England 2-1 in the Women’s World Cup semifinals on Tuesday.
With the draw finished on Jan. 24, the hype surrounding the 2019 Copa América in Brazil can begin in earnest. The storylines are plentiful: Can Chile three-peat? Can Neymar inspire Brazil on home soil? Can Lionel Messi, freshly returned to the Albiceleste setup, finally achieve international glory? It’s can’t-miss viewing, so here’s how to watch the 2019 Copa America.
It’s the biggest game of the year, in any sport. USA-France, the match everyone circled on their calendars as soon as the draw was held, will be viewed by many as a de facto final for the Women’s World Cup, and the hype for the match is absolutely unreal, especially in France.
When was the last time Google went all out for a Women's World Cup quarterfinal?
England became the first team to book its spot in the 2019 Women’s World Cup semifinals with a 3-0 destruction of Norway on Thursday. The team put down a marker, as if to tell everyone waiting for the USA-France match that there are other teams still in this tournament.
The Three Lionesses have certainly impressed the usually male-oriented footballing audience in their home country.
The dejection in the faces of the Chilean players was palpable. They finished a goal shy of qualifying for the Round of 16 despite scoring their country’s first-ever Women’s World Cup goal in a 2-0 win over Thailand on Thursday.