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Women’s World Cup — Round of 16 primer
(Getty Images) Finally, the Round of 16 is set and beyond that the bracket for who lines up to play whom for the remainder of the World Cup. And it literally came down to the last touch of group play,...
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Colombia’s Lady Andrade predicts win over USA
Lady Andrade (Getty Images) Some sizzle just got added to what otherwise could have been a fairly routine match. Colombia forward Lady Andrade says her team will beat the United States in Monday’s...
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Words continue to fly ahead of USA-Colombia
(Getty Images) EDMONTON, Alberta – There is trash-talking and then there is…well, mysterious trash-talking. Nobody seems to know what Colombian players are referencing ahead of Monday’s round-of-16...
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Colombia captain Gaitan: We’re making history
(Getty Images) MONTREAL – Colombia has been a pleasant surprise team at the World Cup. Coach Felipe Taborda and his players pulled off the biggest upset of the Group Stage when they defeated No. 3...
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Colombia players see WWC as agent for social change
(Getty Images) EDMONTON, Alberta – In the case of the Women’s World Cup, the hope is that bigger means better. Much has been made of the tournament’s expansion from 16 to 24 teams for the first time...
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US ready for controlled transitions by Colombia
(Getty Images) EDMONTON, Alberta – For a team that has spent the past week discussing its desire to loosen up in the attack, getting a random dose of trash-talking from an underdog opponent might be...
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Colombia’s Rincon ready to play her ‘idol,’ Lloyd
(Getty Images) EDMONTON, Alberta – “She is my idol!!!” That’s how the email, composed last month, reads from Colombia midfielder Yoreli Rincon about United States midfielder Carli Lloyd. On Monday,...
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US edges 10-player Colombia, advances to QFs
(Getty Images) EDMONTON, Alberta – Catalina Perez said last week that facing the mighty United States was “a game I played in my head a thousand times,” but the 20-year-old never could have imagined...
View ArticleMorgan relieved to get back in scoring column
Your browser does not support iframes. EDMONTON, Alberta – The U.S. eked out a 2-0 victory against Colombia on Monday in the Round of 16 in a match that was hardly a dominant display from the American....
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Women’s World Cup — the 23 who fell short
(Getty Images) The United States won the World Cup for the third time on Sunday. Their story has been well documented through the year and particularly over the last month. But what about the other...
View ArticleLady Andrade to play for WNY Flash
Orange Blue Sport has conformed in a Facebook post that Lady Andrade has signed to play with the Western New York Flash. The Equalizer first reported on Friday that the 23-year old Colombian midfielder...
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USWNT to host Colombia on April 6 in E. Hartford
The USWNT defeated Colombia, 2-0 in the Round of 16 of the 2015 Women’s World Cup. (Getty Images) Colombia will visit East Hartford, Conn., on Wednesday, April 6 to take on the United States women’s...
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USWNT adds second friendly against Colombia
USWNT coach Jill Ellis will send her team out for two friendly matches against Colombia. (Photo Copyright Patricia Giobetti for The Equalizer) The United States national team has added a second April...
View ArticleTakeaways from the USWNT’s pummeling of Colombia
There was plenty of irony in Colombia being the next opponent for the U.S. women’s national team after its potentially historic Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) litigation last week....
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USWNT overcomes distractions while Colombia struggles
Julie Johnston, left, and Crystal Dunn after the U.S. throttled Colombia again. (photo copyright: EriMacPhoto for The Equalizer) The comparisons between the UConn women’s basketball team and the U.S....
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Colombia’s Rincon ruled out of Olympics with leg injury
Yoreli Rincon will miss the Rio 2016 Olympics with a fractured fibula. (Getty Images) Colombia star Yoreli Rincon will miss the Rio 2016 Olympics after fracturing her right fibula in training, the...
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Can Colombia duplicate World Cup magic in Brazil?
Lady Andrade and Clombia surprised in Canada, but their Olympic group is daunting (Getty Images) The summer of 2015 seemed to announce a new arrival on the women’s world stage as in a single World...
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Group G Olympic preview: France takes another shot at USWNT
(In predicted order of finish.) It has been a while since the United States has been as prohibitive a favorite in a major tournament as they are in Brazil. Yes, they are three-time defending Olympic...
View ArticleFrance delights in dominant win over Colombia
France’s true first test at this Rio 2016 Olympics will come on Saturday against the world No. 1 United States. But on Wednesday, Les Bleues opened the tournament with a 4-0 win over Colombia, and the...
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A look back at the Olympic openers
Match Day 1 of the Olympic soccer tournament is in the books. Here is a quick look back. Group E Before kickoff yesterday, perhaps the biggest question in Group E was how hosts Brazil would fare. After...
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