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Roma and Lyon fight for group lead in Women's Champion league and high-scoring Chelsea is at Celtic

Nov. 11, 2024 13:39 PM EST

Eight-time champion Lyon and Italian upstart Roma both have perfect records going into their Women's Champions League meeting that highlights the third round of matches this week. While five teams — including Mancester City, Chelsea and Bayern Munich — have won their two opening...

Emma Hayes names USWNT roster for first matches since winning gold at the Olympics

Oct. 17, 2024 14:43 PM EDT

Trinity Rodman will miss a trio of upcoming matches for the U.S. women's national soccer team as she continues to recover from a back injury. Coach Emma Hayes named her roster Thursday for games against Iceland on Oct. 24 in Austin, Texas, and Oct. 27 in Nashville. The Americans then...

Ronaldo, Carsley and Georgia are winners in Europe's return to national team soccer

Sep. 11, 2024 07:58 AM EDT

Potential coaching upheaval, players' injuries, an underdog continuing to soar — oh, and Cristiano Ronaldo stealing the spotlight once again. International soccer returned to Europe over the past week, less than two months after the conclusion of Euro 2024, and there was plenty to...

Tessmann joins Lyon from Venezia to become French team's first American player

Aug. 27, 2024 15:45 PM EDT

LYON, France (AP) — United States midfielder Tanner Tessmann completed his transfer to Lyon from Venezia on Tuesday and signed a five-year contract, becoming the French team's first American player. Lyon said it paid the Italian club a base fee of $6 million euros ($6.7 million)...