U.S. ousted from Gold Cup after semifinal loss to Panama

After a scoreless 90 minutes, each team tallies in extra time, but Matt Turner runs out of answers in penalty kicks.

By Thomas FloydJuly 12, 2023

Spirit’s Angela Salem helps pave way for ex-players to coach in NWSL

In a league that has reckoned with gender inequity in the coaching sphere, it’s significant that its own former players are now helping shape the next generation.

By Ella BrockwayJuly 12, 2023

Homeless World Cup delivers goals, assists and saves

In the U.S. for the first time, the event provides community while raising awareness.

By Anna Katherine ClemmonsJuly 12, 2023

Jesús Ferreira, the USMNT’s atypical striker, just keeps producing

The FC Dallas star may not fit the mold of a conventional striker, but that hasn't stopped him from posting eye-popping numbers.

By Thomas FloydJuly 11, 2023

USMNT denies upstart Canadians on penalties, reaches Gold Cup semifinals

A flurry at the end of the second half and in extra time sent the teams to penalties to decide it, and keeper Matt Turner's heroics lifted the Americans.

By Thomas FloydJuly 10, 2023

In one last pre-World Cup win, USWNT shows the power of its potential

With a moment of brilliance during a 2-0 win over Wales in San Jose, the U.S. women suggested what could be coming.

By Chuck CulpepperJuly 9, 2023

D.C. United rallies twice to draw with Lionel Messi-less Inter Miami

The Argentine icon won't make his Inter Miami debut until later this month, but United couldn't nab three points against his new team Saturday at Audi Field.

By Steven GoffJuly 8, 2023

For Canada, Gold Cup match vs. USMNT is ‘David and Goliath in Cincinnati’

Three weeks after the United States topped Canada in the Concacaf Nations League final, the teams meet again in the Gold Cup quarterfinals.

By Thomas FloydJuly 8, 2023

USWNT star Megan Rapinoe announces her retirement following NWSL season

The 38-year-old helped spearhead the U.S. women’s national team’s quest for equal pay and is set to play in her final World Cup later this month.

By Chuck CulpepperJuly 8, 2023

Alex Morgan and Lindsey Horan named USWNT captains for World Cup

When Horan and Morgan are on the field at the same time, Horan will wear the captain’s armband.

By Steven GoffJuly 7, 2023

D.C. United’s Lewis O’Brien probably returning to England

O'Brien is expected to make his Audi Field farewell Saturday against Inter Miami.

By Steven GoffJuly 6, 2023

John Berylson, U.S. owner of English club Millwall, dies in car crash

The American businessman reportedly lost control of a vehicle he was driving on July 4 in Massachusetts.

By Des BielerJuly 5, 2023

Taxi Fountas’s second-half strike gives D.C. United rare win at FC Dallas

Fountas converted in the 73rd minute to give United its first win at Dallas since 2007.

By Steven GoffJuly 4, 2023

Another Jesús Ferreira hat trick powers USMNT to another Gold Cup rout

Ferreira notched his second hat trick in as many games, a first in program history, as the U.S. men cruised past Trinidad and Tobago to close group play.

By Steven GoffJuly 2, 2023

New-look Spirit lineup can’t keep pace in a 3-0 home loss to the Pride

In its first game without its World Cup participants, Washington fell behind early and never rallied.

By Michael CharlesJuly 1, 2023

First half damages D.C. United this time in 2-0 loss at Nashville SC

A week after impressing in the opening 45 minutes against MLS-best FC Cincinnati, United sputtered before halftime and ended up getting shut out.

By Steven GoffJuly 1, 2023

Paris Saint-Germain Coach Christophe Galtier detained over racism allegations

Christophe Galtier is accused of saying in August 2021 that the Ligue 1 club he coached in Nice had too many Black and Muslim players.

By Glynn A. HillJune 30, 2023

After Qatar controversy, FIFA announces armband options for women’s World Cup

One of the eight options is a multicolored “Unite for Inclusion” design, but the OneLove armband at the center of controversy last year is not permitted.

By Scott AllenJune 30, 2023

USMNT smashes St. Kitts and Nevis to get Gold Cup campaign back on track

The United States rode a first-half scoring spree and Jesús Ferreira's hat trick to an emphatic victory Wednesday night in St. Louis.

By Thomas FloydJune 29, 2023

Megan Rapinoe, Rose Lavelle address injury concerns as World Cup nears

Lavelle and Rapinoe, who each scored in the 2019 final against the Netherlands, have been nursing knee and calf injuries, respectively.

By Steven GoffJune 27, 2023