Latest FIFA Women's World Cup News

US youth team standout Ally Sentnor named US Soccer Young Female Player of the Year

Jan. 17, 2025 17:18 PM EST

Utah Royals forward and youth national team standout Ally Sentnor has been named the 2024 U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year. The 20-year-old Sentnor is currently training with the U.S. senior national team in Florida as part of the team's annual January camp. She made her...

USWNT World Cup winner Christen Press re-signs with Angel City

Jan. 17, 2025 15:48 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two-time Women's World Cup winner Christen Press has re-signed with Angel City, the National Women's Soccer League club announced Friday. Press, who was Angel City's first-ever signing ahead of its inaugural 2022 season, signed a one-year deal as a free agent for...

Canada Soccer appoints former England captain Casey Stoney as head women's coach

Jan. 13, 2025 19:42 PM EST

Former England captain Casey Stoney said she's confident she can move Canada past the drone spying scandal that shook the women's national team at the Olympics last summer. Stoney was named head coach of Canada's women on Monday. She signed a three-year contract with Canada Soccer...

Netflix signs US broadcast deal with FIFA for the Women's World Cup in 2027 and 2031

Dec. 20, 2024 13:46 PM EST

GENEVA (AP) — Netflix has secured the U.S. broadcasting rights to the Women’s World Cup in 2027 and 2031 as the streaming giant continues its push into live sports. The deal announced Friday is the most significant FIFA has signed with a streaming service for a major tournament....

FIFA signs Netflix to U.S. broadcast deal for 2027 Women's World Cup in Brazil

Dec. 20, 2024 09:07 AM EST
ZURICH (AP) — FIFA signs Netflix to U.S. broadcast deal for 2027 Women's World Cup in Brazil.

US women's team star Trinity Rodman says her relationship with father Dennis Rodman is strained

Dec. 19, 2024 13:40 PM EST

U.S. women's team forward Trinity Rodman has opened up about her strained relationship with father, Dennis Rodman, saying he is largely absent from her life. “He’s not a dad. Maybe by blood, but nothing else,” Trinity Rodman told host Alex Cooper on the Call Her Daddy podcast....

US defender Becky Sauerbrunn retires from professional soccer after a 16-year international career

Dec. 17, 2024 14:36 PM EST

CHICAGO (AP) — Becky Sauerbrunn, a former captain of the U.S. women's team who played in three Olympics and three Women’s World Cups, announced her retirement Tuesday from professional soccer after a 16-year international career. Sauerbrunn, 39, also played in the National...

Lloyd, Armas, Rimando, Harvey and Abbott elected to U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame

Dec. 03, 2024 15:34 PM EST

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Carli Lloyd, Chris Armas, Nick Rimando and Mary Harvey were elected Tuesday to the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame along with former Major League Soccer executive Mark Abbott, and will be inducted on May 3. Lloyd, who scored a hat trick that boosted the U.S....

Retiring Naeher is proud of her achievements and looking forward to USWNT's next generation

Nov. 27, 2024 16:13 PM EST

As U.S. goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher looked ahead to the next Women's World Cup in 2027, she calculated what that would look like at her age. Now 36, she already has a World Cup title and won an Olympic gold medal this year in France. She considered the mental, physical and emotional...

US goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher is retiring from international soccer

Nov. 25, 2024 16:42 PM EST

U.S. women's national team goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, known for her unflappable demeanor in the face of pressure, is retiring from international soccer. Naeher was on the team's roster for a pair of upcoming matches in Europe but those games will be her last after a full 11 years...