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23 Aug

Women’s World Cup final was most watched in US that did not include American team

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Spain's 1-0 victory over England on Sunday was the most-watched Women's World Cup final on American television that did not include the United States.La Roja's 1-0 victory had a combined English- and Spanish-language audience of 2,059,000 on Fox and Telemundo. While that was a sizable increase over the last time a final did not feature the U.S. — the 2007 final between Germany and Brazil in China averaged 664,000 on ESPN2 — it wasn't close to the last three finals, which exceeded 13 million.The 2019 final between the U.S. and the Netherlands in France had a…

23 Aug

Spain soccer coach faces scrutiny for touching a female assistant on the chest while celebrating

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MADRID (AP) — The coach of Spain's Women's World Cup champion soccer team is facing scrutiny after footage emerged showing him touching the chest area of a female assistant while celebrating the only goal of the final.The incident comes amid a national uproar against the president of the Spanish soccer federation after he kissed a player on the lips without her consent during the award ceremony after the 1-0 victory over England in Sydney, Australia.In a video of Spain's coaching staff celebrating the goal against England, Jorge Vilda turns to hug three of his assistants — a woman and two…

17 Aug

Twila Kilgore tapped as interim coach for US women’s national soccer team

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Twila Kilgore will serve as interim coach of the U.S. women's national soccer team following the resignation of coach Vlatko Andonovski, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced on Thursday.Kilgore, the first American-born woman to earn U.S. Soccer's top-level Pro License, was an assistant under Andonovski for 1 1/2 years and will lead the team while a search for a permanent coach is conducted.Andonovski's resignation comes less than two weeks after the United States was knocked out of the Women's World Cup earlier than ever before."While we are all disappointed by the outcome at this year's World Cup, I am immensely proud…

09 Aug

Round of 8: Women’s World Cup is wide open after so many heavyweights eliminated

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By Jenna Fryer/The Associated Press AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — The United States' hold on the Women's World Cup is over, and two-time champion Germany also exited the tournament. Olympic gold medalist Canada was bounced, and Marta and her Brazil team were knocked out before she had a chance to become the first player to score in six World Cups. Yes, the heavyweights of women's soccer have all been eliminated, and yes, it has created a wide-open World Cup. The eight teams that advanced to the quarterfinals represent some traditional powers, one previous World Cup winner and two teams making…

27 Jul

Captain Horan sets tone for U.S. at Women’s World Cup

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By Anne M. Peterson/The Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Lindsey Horan is setting a feisty tone for the United States at the Women's World Cup. Horan, the U.S. co-captain, steadied herself after an angry exchange with Dutch midfielder Danielle van de Donk and scored to give the United States a 1-1 draw with the Netherlands on Thursday. Frustrated by the Netherlands' first half lead, Horan went from exasperation with van de Donk to elation for her tying goal in a span of just two minutes in the second half. "To come from a goal down and have that…