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Lyon top NC Courage, winning Women’s International Champions Cup

Courage head coach Paul Riley: “To me, tonight, it felt like the two best teams in the world were playing against each other.”

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USWNT defender Crystal Dunn’s French husband proud to support Americans’ World Cup run

Pierre Soubrier grew up supporting French teams, but he’s thrilled to see his wife shine for the U.S.

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Crystal Dunn embraces left back, helps USWNT defense keep World Cup clean sheet

For the first time in program history, the USWNT conceded no goals through the group stage of the World Cup.

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USWNT co-captain Carli Lloyd calls near sell-out crowd for World Cup sendoff match incredible

The U.S. women’s national team returned to Harrison, N.J., for its third consecutive World Cup sendoff match, drawing an announced crowd of 26,332 —100 short of a sellout.

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Crystal Dunn leads way for NC Courage, plays at her best

CARY, N.C. — Crystal Dunn waited patiently nearby. Like a child trying to swipe a cookie when parents aren’t minding, she was looking for the right moment to pounce on the ball. In the 45th minute of Wednesday’s clash between the North Carolina Courage and the visiting Orlando Pride at WakeMed Soccer Park, Pride forward Alex […]

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NC Courage, Chicago Red Stars open season with 1-1 draw

CARY, N.C. – The Chicago Red Stars defense was locked in. Even on their home turf, cracking Chicago’s low-block backline proved to be a tough task for the defending National Women’s Soccer League champs, the North Carolina Courage. The Courage won women’s professional soccer’s treble last season – the league’s shield, NWSL championship and the […]

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Jill Ellis, others voice support for USWNT players’ lawsuit at SheBelieves summit

NEW YORK — United States women’s national team coach Jill Ellis voiced her support of the players’ recently-filed federal class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation “Obviously, I work for the federation. I think they’ve done amazing things in terms of promoting, developing and evolving the women’s game, so there’s a lot of positives. I’m also […]

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North Carolina Courage rolls to 4-1 win over Seattle Reign

The North Carolina Courage didn’t enjoy suffering their first loss of the season. The top team in the National Women’s Soccer League responded one week later by dominating the Seattle Reign, rolling to a 4-1 home win. Crystal Dunn earned a brace during the Courage (10-1-3, 33 points) victory, giving her six goals so far […]