The Seleção Feminina: From No Respect to Saviors of Their Country
Brazil advanced to play the United States in the semifinals. (Lee Jin-man/Associated Press) Not so long ago the main issue with the Brazil women’s team was the lack of respect it got from the country’s...
View ArticleU.S.-Brazil: The Americans Switch Goalkeepers
Ahead of Thursday’s semifinal against Brazil, U.S. coach Greg Ryan has switched goalies, inserting the 36-year-old veteran Briana Scurry and pulling Hope Solo, who had been in the nets throughout this...
View ArticleFINAL: Brazil 4, United States 0
Click “read more” and then refresh like crazy to follow the play-by-play commentary of the U.S.-Brazil semifinal of the Women’s World Cup, LIVE, as it happens at the Hangzhou Dragon Stadium in...
View ArticleBrazil Delivers U.S. a Stunning World Cup Exit
It is difficult to imagine a more complete collapse than the one the United States suffered in a 4-0 defeat to Brazil on Thursday in the semifinals of the Women’s World Cup in China. A risky switch to...
View ArticleWhat Greg Ryan Said That Fired Up the Brazilians
The Brazil players didn't mention Scurry or Solo in their post-match comments. Instead, they talked about what Ryan had said earlier in the week, and how they'd shown him up.
View ArticleFINAL! Germany 2 – Brazil 0
Click on “read more” to see how The Times covered the World Cup final, moment by moment. Final whistle And Germany win back-to-back World Cups! Beginning with the 11-0 pasting of Argentina and...
View ArticleThe Clubs the Women Play For
There’s a way for a federation to run a national women’s soccer team besides the American way, which is to convene the national team players and have them live and work together to the exclusion of all...
View ArticleThe Brazilian Women Demand More Support
Brazilian soccer officials are falling all over themselves the last few days establishing new women’s football competitions to make up for their longstanding neglect of the women’s game — all in...
View ArticleShortlisting the Best Players in the World
Individual awards for players in team sports like soccer are always problematic. There are thousands of players for hundreds of teams who field 11 at a time. That requires a lot of winnowing and too...
View ArticleBest of the Best
Who should receive the men's and women's FIFA Player of the Year awards?
View ArticleKaka and Marta Crowned
A day after helping AC Milan defeat Boca Juniors 4-2 in Yokohama, Japan, for the Club World Cup, Kaka was named FIFA World Player of the Year. The Brazilian beat out Manchester United’s Portugese wing...
View ArticleMessi Hopes to Parlay Individual Honor Into World Cup Success
Lionel Messi of Argentina and Marta of Brazil were named the FIFA World Players of the Year on Monday.
View ArticleOne Play Erases Doubts About a Coach
Sometimes coaches know stuff. Sometimes they get it wrong.
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