Women's Soccer

Por este tipo de golazos es que a Aylin Aviléz le dicen La Joya: ¡Mamma mia!

Rayadas cerró su participación en la fase regular del Apertura 2022 aplastando a Santos Laguna. Las regias ganaron 4-0 en territorio guerrero  y aseguraron la segunda posición en el torneo, en gran parte gracias a la tremenda actuación de Aylin Aviléz, quien con un doblete dio alimento a todos aquellos que la llaman La Joya

Uno de esos goles, por cierto, fue una auténtica belleza.

USWNT fans get 2 prime time games, 1 brutally late night at World Cup

The draw made next summer's tournament in Australia and New Zealand come into focus, but we can really start to anticipate the event with FIFA now revealing the 2023 Women's World Cup kick off times. 

Crystal Dunn fires Portland into NWSL Championship with stoppage-time winner

The Portland Thorns clinched a spot in next Saturday's NWSL Championship by eliminating the San Diego Wave 2-1 in today's semifinal at Providence Park with sensational goals from Rocky Rodríguez and Crystal Dunn overcoming Taylor Kornieck's opener.  

The expansion Wave took the lead in the eighth-minute when Golden Boot winner Alex Morgan turned provider with Kornieck finishing from close range.  

Women's World Cup draw: USWNT to face Dutch in rematch of last final

AUCKLAND - Four-times winners the United States will face the Netherlands in a rematch of the 2019 Women's World Cup Final after being drawn with the European side, debutants Vietnam and a playoff winner at Saturday's draw in Auckland for next year's showpiece.

European champions England will also take on a playoff winner, Denmark and China in Group D, while 2003 and 2007 World Cup winners Germany will play Morocco, Colombia and South Korea in Group H at the July 20-Aug. 20 tournament next year.

Sensational Beth Mead and Arsenal put FIVE past defending champs Lyon in UWCL opener

The 2022-23 UEFA Women's Champions League group stage began Wednesday with a marquee matchup between defending champions Lyon and quarterfinalists Arsenal at Parc Olympique Lyonnais, and the result sent shockwaves around the world. 

Karim Benzema, Alexia Putellas win Ballon d'Or awards for best players in the world

PARIS - Real Madrid's France forward Karim Benzema won the 2022 Ballon d'Or award for the best men's player in the world on Monday, while Barcelona's Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas won the women's award for a second time.

Benzema, who played a pivotal role in Real's run to the Champions League title last season, is the first French player to win the trophy since Zinedine Zidane in 1998 and the fifth after Raymond Kopa, Michel Platini and Jean-Pierre Papin.

NWSL playoffs: Alex Morgan fires San Diego into semis with 110th-minute winner

The first round of the 2022 NWSL playoffs came to a close Sunday night after Kansas City Current upset Houston Dash earlier in the day before San Diego Wave held off Chicago Red Stars in the late match to advance to the semifinals.

At PNC Stadium in Houston, TX, Lo'eau LaBonta gave Kansas City the lead from the spot in the fifth-minute before another trademark Current celebration.  

Doble travesaño arruinó el debut de México en el Mundial Femenino Sub-17

No hubo lugar para el debut soñado. La selección femenil sub-17 de México inició su aventura en el Mundial de India con una dolorosa derrota 2-1 ante China, en un partido que quizás pudiera haber tenido otro resultado si no es por un doble horizontal que le negó al Tri la apertura de la cuenta. 

México gozó de la posesión del balón (70% vs 30%) y se creó al menos 15 oportunidades de gol, pero en los momentos clave no supo transformar ese dominio en una victoria.

Disastrous USWNT loses second in-a-row after Spain's B-team outclasses Americans

The U.S. women's national team has lost consecutive matches for the first time in more than five years after a 2-0 defeat to Spain in a friendly Tuesday in Pamplona, Spain.

The Americans failed to rebound from a 2-1 loss to England on Friday that ended a 13-game winning streak.

Laia Codina put the Spaniards ahead in the 39th minute and Esther Gonzalez doubled the lead in the 72nd.

Owner of Portland Thorns and Timbers steps down as CEO following NWSL abuse investigation

Merritt Paulson, the CEO of the Portland Thorns and their Major League Soccer counterparts, the Timbers, said he was removing himself effective immediately, following a report that detailed abuse in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

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