We talked to US Soccer's Director of Talent Identification for Girls and Women to see where the USWNT goes from here.

Digital Editor Bridget Gordon is at the annual conference to take American Soccer’s temperature During a phone meeting this week to go over last-minute details for my assignment at the 2019 United Soccer Coaches Convention, Dennie pulled a bit of a stutter-step. “So before we get too deep into the weeds,” my illustrious editor-in-chief said, “I’ve …
The Copa Libertadores Finals highlighted the ugliness in soccer– as well as its transcendent beauty. Does one cancel out the other? When we talk about soccer, we never just talk about soccer. This sport doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It’s infused with our cultures (and our counter-cultures), with our politics, with our histories, with our …
Patrice Evra’s Instagram post highlighted how absurd soccer culture can– and should– be. Austin, Texas has a reputation for being quirky. What that means, exactly, depends on who you talk to. But generally speaking, you could chalk it up to a distinct local character defined by liberal-ish social politics, active underground subcultures, a broad resistance …
The young Liverpool fullback challenged the defending World Champion to a friendly game. It went about as well as you’d expect. There really should be a complicated German word for the odd feeling that happens when several of your interests smash into each other. Before checking in with England for international duty, Liverpool fullback Trent …