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Equal Play. The USWNT Tackles Its Next Quest
The celebration of the Women’s World Cup soccer championship shifts this week from France to New York City. On Wednesday, the USWNT will be honored with a ticker tape parade and keys to the city, following its 2-0 win over the Netherlands in Sunday’s final in France. But amid the celebration, the women now turn their focus back to a more serious matter. A gender discrimination lawsuit, filed before the tournament, demands pay equal to that of their male counterparts. And legions of USWNT supporters say a fourth Women’s World Cup title makes the case even stronger. Equal pay In the stadium near Lyon, France, on Sunday, it didn’t take long for the pivot. From joy to indignation. As U.S. players hugged and celebrated their hard-earned victory over a tough Dutch team, c...
Greatest European night for Liverpool in Anfield’s history
Liverpool pull off epic comeback against Barcelona to book place in Champions League final. Jurgen Klopp hinted that he didn’t believe Liverpool could pull off a Champions League miracle against Barcelona, admitting Monday that «beautiful failure» was perhaps the best his team could hope for against the Spanish champions. Come on, Jurgen, you need to have more faith. Your players have shown they are capable of anything, but nothing can match this: a 4-0 rout of Barcelona when every odd was stacked against them. They were supposed to have learned their lessons from last season’s quarterfinal meltdown in Rome, when a 3-0 defeat saw them crash out in the Stadio Olimpico, but this was worse. Barca collapsed. Perhaps they started the game believing it was won — too complacent,...
Is Cavani on his way out of PSG this summer?
Many rumors have surrounded Cavani this 2018/2019 season. Most of them have been about the possibility of the Uruguayan striker leaving PSG at the end of this Ligue 1 season. Cavani has not had the best season of his career this 2018/2019 season. Some injuries and the amount of goals he ha scored (22 in 29 games) make this season one of the weakest since he arrived in Paris. Cavani is an undisputed goal scorer that always contributes to the team he is playing for. However, this might not be enough for a team with the ambitions of PSG, and his low numbers might be an indicator that Cavani is leaving PSG this summer. This season has not been easy for the Uruguayan player. There have been rumors of transfer options for him since the beginning of the Ligue 1. After 4 games into the championshi...
Arsenal wins 3-1, and already looks at the final.
London and the Emirates stadium were ready for a European night of football, and Arsenal and Valencia did not want to disappoint the fans. Both teams offered a great show, with direct and vibrant football during the 90 plus minutes. The game started really well for Valencia. Valencia’s coach Marcelino surprised everybody with the 6 defenders he put on the field at the beginning of the game. Arsenal’s squad did not know how to react and Valencia looked very confortable, stealing the ball with ease and creating chances with counterattacks. In the 9th minute Diakhaby jumped over the defenders to put the ball inside the net for the 0-1. The initiative of the game did not change until Lacazette’s goal in the 18th minute. This goal gave Arsenal courage to start moving the ball ...
Los fans «dejan de lado» la USMNT por malos resultados
Las asistencias a los juegos de la selección de Estados Unidos han caído un 11% entre el ciclo mundialista de 201/2014 y el ciclo de 2014-2018. Hay una gran crisis para la USMNT. En los últimos cuatro años la selección de Estados Unidos entró en una caída deportiva, misma que los llevó a quedar fuera de la Copa del Mundo de Rusia 2018, pero lo más importante es que esta caída se reflejó en la desilusión de los fanáticos que lo reflejaron en las gradas. Según datos de World Soccer Talk, el promedio de asistencia rumbo a Brasil 2014 fue de 36,697 espectadores por partido en 43 juegos disputados, mientras que para el mundial de Rusia 2018, el promedio fue de 32 mil espectadores por partido, esto a pesar de tener un encuentro más que en el ciclo mundialista anterior. Debido a las malas entrada...
The «new» 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup
The countdown to the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup is well underway, and things are shaping up nicely for the 15th confederation championship this summer. The 15th edition of the Concacaf Gold Cup runs from June 15-July 7, with 15 cities across the United States hosting a vast majority of the games. As the seeded team in Group D, the USA already knows the locations and dates for its first-round schedule, as well as the path the team will need to take in order to claim a record-tying seventh confederation championship. With the Concacaf Nations League Qualifiers finished, we now know the full field for the 2019 Gold Cup. Canada, Jamaica and eight other nations join the six countries to reach the 2018 World Cup Qualifying Hexagonal — United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama and Trinidad ...