FIFA sets date for first Women's Club World Cup. Tournament due to launch in January 2026

BANGKOK (AP) — FIFA finally set a date Wednesday to play the first Women’s Club World Cup tournament in January and February 2026. The first edition should involve 16 teams though FIFA’s ruling council did not specify how they would qualify or where they could play. ...

FIFA meets with women's soccer decisions, anti-racism pledge and retreat from key reforms on agenda

FIFA’s gravest crisis erupted with police raids at its annual meeting in 2015 and nine years later international soccer’s 211 member federations gather this week in Thailand with some of the resulting anti-corruption reforms now in retreat. During three days of meetings starting...

FIFA report rates Brazil bid higher than Germany/Netherlands/Belgium to host 2027 Women's World Cup

Brazil's bid for the 2027 Women's World Cup was ranked higher than the bid submitted by Germany, Netherlands and Belgium in an evaluation report released by FIFA on Tuesday. The FIFA Congress is set to vote for the 2027 host on May 17 at its meeting in Bangkok. It will be the first...

Defender Kelley O'Hara plans to retire from soccer at the end of the NWSL season

U.S. team and Gotham FC defender Kelley O'Hara announced Thursday that she is retiring from soccer at the end of the National Women's Soccer League season. O'Hara, 35, is a two-time Women's World Cup winner, an Olympic gold medalist and a two-time National Women's Soccer League...

Retired U.S. soccer star Carli Lloyd announces she and her husband are expecting baby in October

Retired U.S. women's soccer star Carli Lloyd and her husband are expecting their first child in October. The 41-year-old Lloyd announced her pregnancy on Instagram on Wednesday. She has been married to Brian Hollins for seven years and indicated in her social media post that she had...

U.S. and Mexico drop bid to host 2027 World Cup, Brazil and joint German-Dutch-Belgian bids remain

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Soccer Federation and its Mexican counterpart dropped their joint bid to host the 2027 Women's World Cup on Monday and said they will focus on trying to host the 2031 tournament. The decision left a proposal from Brazil and a joint...

The U.S. Soccer Federation and its Mexican counterpart have dropped their joint bid to host the 2027 Women's World Cup

Marta says this will be her final year with Brazil's women's national team

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian soccer star Marta, the six-time women's world player of the year, plans to retire from the national team after this year. The 38-year-old Marta has told CNN Brasil that she hopes to play in the Olympics in Paris but said that would be her last major...

NWSL champion Gotham FC sign German goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger after deal with Chelsea

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Defending champion NJ/NY Gotham FC has acquired German international goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger from Chelsea FC Women in exchange for an undisclosed transfer fee. Gotham announced the deal on Friday, noting Berger has signed a one-year contract through 2024,...

Barbra Banda joins her Orlando Pride teammates for her first practice with the team

Forward Barbra Banda has officially joined the Orlando Pride after helping Zambia secure a spot in the Summer Olympics. The Pride acquired Banda last month for a team-record transfer fee of $740,000 from Chinese Women’s Super League club Shanghai Shengli FC. She finally arrived in...