She wins tackles. She maintains possession. She is tough in the air. She is critical in transition. And she’s a deadly weapon for the Portland Thorns in and around the box. It was Horan’s success around goal that fueled Portland Sunday night. Horan scored two goals to lead the Thorns (7-5-5, 26 points) to a […]
The Orlando Pride controlled their match against the Utah Royals Saturday night, earning a 2-1 victory. Despite the dominant performance, fans likely won’t see the exact same lineup on the pitch again when Orlando hosts the Seattle Reign Saturday. Marta is sure to get back into the lineup after serving a red-card suspension against Utah. […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”300″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] The Los Angeles Football Club hosted the Portland Timbers to a scoreless draw Sunday afternoon at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, Calif. LAFC continues its unbeaten streak, which now extends to six matches, and remains undefeated at home. In splitting the points, […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”299″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] ATLANTA — In a contest broadcast across the country following a World Cup final that featured six goals, Atlanta United and the Seattle Sounders played to a 1-1 draw. The Sunday Major League Soccer matinee featured little scoring, but plenty of everything else. There […]
MOSCOW — The 2018 FIFA World Cup concluded with a six-goal festival at Luzhniki Stadium. As the game concluded, the rain started hammering down — it may have been a metaphor for both teams. For Croatia, the rain was tears of sadness, but for France, it was tears of joy as Hugo Lloris lifted the […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”294″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] WASHINGTON — “We want Rooney. We want Rooney. We want Rooney.” The culmination of D.C. United’s two-week whirlwind Wayne Rooney marketing campaign hit a peak in the 56th minute of Saturday’s 3-1 win against the Vancouver Whitecaps. Fans around the newly-minted Audi Field chanted: […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”291″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Orlando City got its first win since May 6 by defeating Toronto FC 2-1 on Saturday in Orlando City Stadium. It was James O’Connor’s first win as head coach of the Lions, and the victory snapped a nine-loss losing streak in MLS play. Here […]
MOSCOW (AP) — Kylian Mbappe and France put on a thrilling show in winning the World Cup title. All Russian President Vladimir Putin might remember is the Pussy Riot protest. The 19-year-old Mbappe became only the second teenager after Pele to score in a World Cup final, helping France beat Croatia 4-2 on Sunday. Mbappe had […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”298″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] MOSCOW (AP) — Russian protest group Pussy Riot has claimed responsibility for four people who ran onto the field and disrupted the World Cup final. The punk band says in a statement posted on their Twitter feed Sunday that the disruption was a protest. […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”297″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Immovable object or (not so) unstoppable force? That was the overall theme Saturday night for the Houston Dynamo and Colorado Rapids, which battled to a 0-0 draw, despite combining for 18 shots and three on-target efforts apiece. Here are three takeaways from Colorado’s draw […]