American soccer fans who stayed up for the United States’s late-night match went to bed disappointed. The United States Men’s National Team lost to Serbia 1-2 in an international friendly held last night. https://twitter.com/USMNT/status/1618474919008014345?s=20&t=ahQAWcGuLabAgv6v6ACWoA American fans can take some silver linings from the match. For one, the United States didn’t …
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An independent investigation into multiple levels of women’s soccer in the United States revealed a culture of systemic verbal, emotional and sexual abuse. Investigators released their findings in a several-hundred-page docket which provided accounts from players detailing abuse from the youth level to the highest levels of the sport. Systemic …
Read More »IOC Wants Russia, Belarus to be excluded from future sporting events
Amid Russia’s invasion into Ukraine the IOC is taking action. Significantly, the governing body are urging other sports federations to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes from future international events. Furthermore, the IOC is urging all international federations to cancel or relocate all sporting events in Russia and Belarus. FIFA Other …
Read More »USWNT Players Win Lawsuit for $24 Million
Tick, tick, tick since 2016. The clock has winded down as USWNT women soccer players have waited patiently for their time to come. Six years have gone past, and the ruling is in their favor. Their time is now. The Settlement A group of five professional soccer players — Alex …
Read More »Carli Lloyd’s time with U.S. Women’s Soccer is over
Women’s Soccer star Carli Lloyd’s time playing for the United States Women’s National Team has come to an end. The New Jersey native announced her retirement on Aug. 16 at the age of 39. Lloyd’s reasoning was she felt like she gave the sport “her all,” she said. Lloyd’s last …
Read More »Heather Mitts Reminisces On Soccer Career
Former Florida Gators Soccer player Heather Mitts has garnered an incredible amount of titles during her career. During her time at Florida, she helped the team earn four SEC championships. Mitts played for the Women’s Professional Soccer league for the Philadelphia Charge, Boston Breakers, Philadelphia Independence as well as the …
Read More »Gators Prep For Home Opener Against UCF
The Florida Gators are set for their home opener after starting the season with five straight away games. After winning the first two, the Gators have lost their last three against Southern California, UCLA, and Florida State. Now, the Gators will look to even up their record against the UCF …
Read More »Gator Soccer Travels to California To Face Two Top-Five Teams
After opening the season with two victories from two games, University of Florida soccer heads to Los Angeles, where they face off against No. 5 ranked the University of Southern California on Thursday. The action then continues on Sunday, when the team plays No. 4 UCLA in the Gators’ fourth …
Read More »Silver Anniversary Season for Coach Becky Burleigh and Gators Soccer Begins This Weekend
Coach Becky Burleigh stunned the soccer community in 1995 when she arrived at the University of Florida to coach its brand new soccer program. Burleigh has accumulated 414 wins, 112 loses and only 36 ties in her 25-year spell as Florida soccer’s only head coach. Gators soccer will open up …
Read More »United States Women’s Soccer Team Savor World Cup Victory
The United States women’s national soccer team is still celebrating its 2-0 win over the Netherlands 2-0 on Sunday to successfully retain the Women’s World Cup title, and they set many records along the way. Dominant Individual Performances The squad that conquered France is arguably the best U.S. national team …
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