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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...
U.S. wins World Cup with a final four-star performance
For four years, the jersey worn by the U.S. women’s national soccer team has featured three blue stars above the logo, signifying the World Cup championships won across almost three decades. On Sunday, as the players danced and hugged amid confetti and celebration following a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands, they were handed new shirts made especially for the occasion. The U.S. team has been the beacon for the women’s game, both on and off the field. But until this day, it had never won consecutive world crowns. Four years after lifting the trophy in Canada, the Americans retained the title by scoring twice in an eight-minute span of the second half. Returning from injury, Megan Rapinoe recorded her sixth goal ― tied with her teammate Morgan and England’s Ellen White for the tournament le...
2019 Women’s World Cup Final Betting Tips
Jill Ellis’ impressive side are looking to retain their Women’s World Cup crown in what our tipster believes should be an end-to-end affair in Lyon The reigning World and European champions square off in Lyon on Sunday – a mouthwatering prospect for punters. USA knocked England out of the competition to reach this stage while Netherlands came through their semi-final against Sweden in extra-time. Latest odds Having won their last 11 consecutive Women’s World Cup matches, USA are 4/9 (1.44)favourites to retain their crown with a victory in normal time. The Oranje won their first major title at Euro 2017, beating Denmark on home soil. This is a much tougher ask against the best team in the world though, and bet365 make them 7/1 (8.0) underdogs to come out on top and 3...
Alex Morgan and USWNT spoil tea time for England
«Not since Boston dumped it in the sea has England been dissed with tea like this,» declared the front page of Wednesday’s New York Post. Alex Morgan’s ‘tea drinking’ goal celebration, after heading the winner against England to send her side into the World Cup final, was definitely a diss. England forward Lianne Sanderson thought so. She called it «distasteful». As the newspaper saw it, Morgan’s swipe at Phil Neville’s Lionesses was the best burn against the English since a load of tea was chucked in the sea in Boston in 1773, setting in motion American independence from the yoke of British rule. ‘Sticking it to the Brits’ was the US women’s national team take on it too. It said Morgan’s strike was «in honor of those 13 colonies»...
England Women v USA Women Betting Tips
Both teams have made plenty of early breakthroughs in the Women’s World Cup so far and we’re expecting the goalmouth action to begin quickly in Lyon. Having knocked out hosts France in the quarter finals, USA are 3/4 (1.75) favourites to win the Women’s World Cup. England are seen as the biggest danger to the defending champions according to bet365 who make them 7/2 (4.50) to go all the way. Latest odds Phil Neville’s side have won all five of their World Cup matches in France so far, but the Lionesses are underdogs to continue that run in Lyon. USA are priced at 4/5 (1.80) to keep their perfect run in tact with the draw priced at 5/2 (3.50) with bet365. The last meeting between the pair ended 2-2 at the SheBelieves Cup in March. In terms of qualification for the fi...
USA 13-0 Thailand: 2019 Women’s World Cup
The reigning champions delivered a 13-0 thrashing, scoring more goals than any other team in tournament history, and then consoled their opponents. There were too many goals to begin to describe them all in a newspaper article. But these were the scorers and the minutes when the goals came: Alex Morgan (12th), Rose Lavelle (20th), Lindsey Horan (32nd), Sam Mewis (50th), Morgan (53rd), Mewis (54th), Lavelle (56th), Morgan (74th), Megan Rapinoe (79th), Morgan (81st), Mallory Pugh (85th), Morgan (87th), and, finally, Lloyd (92nd). It was the first time a team had scored 13 goals in a World Cup game — men’s or women’s — and the margin of victory was the largest for a match in either tournament. Morgan’s five goals equaled a record for a Women’s World Cup game set by Michelle Akers of the Unite...
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 ...