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Soccer in the United States; Season: 2009: Men's soccer; Supporters' Shield: Columbus Crew: USL First Division: Montreal Impact: USL Second Division: Richmond Kickers: NPSL: Sonoma County Sol: PDL: Ventura County Fusion: US Open Cup: Seattle Sounders FC: MLS Cup: Real Salt Lake
The team is fielded by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), the governing body of soccer in the United States, and competes as a member of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF). The United States competed in their first international match on August 18, 1985, a 1–0 loss in the ...
The 1999 World Cup final, in which the United States defeated China, set a world attendance record for a women's soccer event of 90,185 in a sellout at the Rose Bowl in Southern California (until it was broken on March 30, 2022, with 91,553 people at the Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain in the second-leg of a UEFA Women's Champions League match). [114]
Date Competition Location Opponent Score US Scorers Notes January 12 Friendly Charleston, South Carolina: Mexico: 7–0 Shannon MacMillan (3), Kristine Lilly, Julie Foudy, Danielle Fotopoulos, Aly Wagner
The team played its first match at the Mundialito tournament on August 18, 1985, coached by Mike Ryan, in which they lost 1–0 to Italy.In March 2004, two of its stars, Mia Hamm (who retired later that year after a post-Olympic team tour of the US) and Michelle Akers (who had already retired), were the only two women and the only two Americans named to the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest ...
Megan Anna Rapinoe (/ r ə ˈ p iː n oʊ / ⓘ; born July 5, 1985) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a winger.She spent most of her career playing for OL Reign [a] of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national team.
The 12 women’s basketball players who will compete for Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics has been revealed. USA Basketball announced the roster for the women’s team on Tuesday.
Following the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, the first professional women's soccer league in the United States, the WUSA, was launched and lasted three years. The league was spearheaded by members of the World Cup-winning American team and featured players like Mia Hamm , Julie Foudy and Brandi Chastain , [ 62 ] as well as top-tier international ...