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Christine Sinclair, the all-time international goal-scorer, is retiring from Canada's national team
Read full article: Christine Sinclair, the all-time international goal-scorer, is retiring from Canada's national teamThe top goal scorer in international soccer has announced that she will retire from the Canadian national team at the end of this season.
Megan Rapinoe's legacy with US team is bigger than soccer
Read full article: Megan Rapinoe's legacy with US team is bigger than soccerMegan Rapinoe was always unabashedly authentic during her soccer career, whether she was advocating for equal pay and racial justice or scoring an elusive goal off a corner kick.
Marta, Sinclair and Rapinoe among the generational talents retiring after Women's World Cup
Read full article: Marta, Sinclair and Rapinoe among the generational talents retiring after Women's World CupGenerational talents Marta, Christine Sinclair and Megan Rapinoe have all played in their final Women’s World Cup.
Germany, Brazil & Canada are out. Here's why this is the most open Women's World Cup ever
Read full article: Germany, Brazil & Canada are out. Here's why this is the most open Women's World Cup everChange is happening fast in women’s soccer and a leveling of the playing field is being showcased across the globe in the biggest Women's World Cup to date.
Captain Christine Sinclair says temporary labor deal with Canada Soccer is imminent
Read full article: Captain Christine Sinclair says temporary labor deal with Canada Soccer is imminentCanada captain Christine Sinclair says she’s confident the Canadian women’s national team will come to a last-minute pay agreement with its federation before the players depart for the Women’s World Cup.
5 NWSL players have been with the same team all 11 seasons
Read full article: 5 NWSL players have been with the same team all 11 seasonsThe Portland Thorns' Christine Sinclair is one of just five players who helped launch the National Women's Soccer League in 2013 and are still with their same teams.
Canada women resume training after federation meeting
Read full article: Canada women resume training after federation meetingThe Canadian Women’s national team said Saturday night that players would return to team activities after Canada Soccer threatened legal action because of their protest over cuts to the women’s program.
Rose Lavelle's 2nd-half goal lifts US past Canada 1-0
Read full article: Rose Lavelle's 2nd-half goal lifts US past Canada 1-0AdNichelle Prince had a pair of good chances for Canada early in the second half but couldn't convert. "We created some good opportunities after a good build-up, or we were able to break them down with good creativity. The United States will be seeking its fifth gold medal in seven Olympic tournaments. The United States improved its record in the series to 51-3-7. Earlier Thursday, Brazil defeated Argentina 4-1 in the tournament's opening match.
NWSL players kneel during the national anthem
Read full article: NWSL players kneel during the national anthem(AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)Players for the Portland Thorns and the North Carolina Courage knelt during the national anthem Saturday when the National Women's Soccer League opened the Challenge Cup tournament in Utah. In addition to the anthem, the players knelt for a moment of silence before kickoff. The league said Friday that it would play the national anthem before the Challenge Cup games and that it would support the players in whatever they chose to do. The monthlong Challenge Cup opened Saturday with a pair of games at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman, Utah. Megan Rapinoe, who plays for OL Reign but opted out of the Challenge Cup, was criticized when she knelt at a NWSL game and a pair of national team games in 2016.