FĂștbol, America and Other Things
Soccer is the most popular sport in almost every major country, except the ones in North America. In a place with such a diverse culture, I would expect soccer, not football, to be our "uniting sport."
Soccer is the most popular sport in almost every major country, except the ones in North America. In a place with such a diverse culture, I would expect soccer, not football, to be our "uniting sport."
HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Schultz | Posted 09.28.2011
Sparked by their incredible comeback win over Brazil in the quarterfinals of the World Cup, Hope Solo and the U.S. Women's soccer team drew attention ...
Laura Stampler | Posted 09.19.2011
The foosball playing field is on its way to being leveled. Spanish company RS Barcelona has released the first ever mass-produced female table footba...
Posted 09.20.2011
A Philadelphia young girls' soccer team plays on small urban patch that's littered with trash and even drug paraphernalia. But it doesn't deter 9-yea...
Christopher Holshek | Posted 09.18.2011
Last Sunday's Women's World Cup final was a triumph, regardless of the outcome. You can tell a lot about a country and a culture by its sports.
AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 09.16.2011
Japan has won the Women's World Cup, stunning the United States 3-1 in a penalty shootout Sunday night after coming from behind twice in a 2-2 tie. ...
Cynthia Kounaris | Posted 09.16.2011
Let's celebrate the women who fought for Title IX, the men who passed the legislation, the girls who thought "Hey, that looks like fun!", the parents who drove them to practice and the US women's soccer team.
AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 09.16.2011
FRANKFURT, Germany — Amid the sorrow that lingers throughout Japan, perhaps a little joy – courtesy of the determined women on its World C...
Posted 09.16.2011
The USA women's soccer team takes on Japan on Sunday in the Women's World Cup final. The game will begin at 2:45 p.m ET on ESPN. In the quarterfina...
AP | x | Posted 09.16.2011
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is cheering on the U.S. women's soccer team as it competes in the Women's World Cup final against Japan Sund...
AP | RAF CASERT | Posted 09.15.2011
FRANKFURT, Germany — North Korea officials blamed traditional musk deer gland medicine used after a lightening strike for five positive tests fo...
Huffington Post | Dan Treadway | Posted 09.13.2011
On Sunday, the U.S. will face off against Japan in the finals of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, culminating what has been a thrilling tournament, ri...
Jane Shure | Posted 09.13.2011
The years of cheering and schlepping as my youngest daughter (now a college grad) played travel and varsity soccer has indelibly marked a soft spot in my heart for "the beautiful game."
AP | Posted 09.12.2011
FRANKFURT, Germany — Homare Sawa made up for a huge error by scoring the go-ahead goal and Japan advanced to the World Cup final with a 3-1 vict...
AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 09.12.2011
MOENCHENGLADBACH, Germany — Abby Wambach sure knows how to deliver. A goal, a promise and soon, she hopes, a World Cup title....
Posted 09.09.2011
The U.S. women's national team needed a miracle to fight off elimination against Brazil at the Women's World Cup on Sunday. After Brazil took a 2-1 le...
AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 09.09.2011
DRESDEN, Germany -- The Americans are moving on to the semifinals after one of the most riveting games in the history of the Women's World Cup - beati...
AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 09.08.2011
LEVERKUSEN, Germany -- France beat England 4-3 on penalties in the Women's World Cup quarterfinals when England captain Faye White missed the decisive...
AP | Posted 09.06.2011
FRANKFURT, Germany — Two North Korea players failed drug tests in the Women's World Cup and the entire team was then subjected to an unprecedent...
Posted 09.05.2011
Now that the final group matches have been played in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, it's time to look at the remaining contenders for the biggest cr...
AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 09.05.2011
WOLFSBURG, Germany — The Americans can't do things the easy way. Needing only a tie to avoid Brazil in the quarterfinals, the U.S. fell 2-1 to ...
AP | RAF CASERT | Posted 09.05.2011
FRANKFURT, Germany — Fancy footwork is a Brazilian tradition, and Erika produced some samba skills to lead her team to a 3-0 win over Equatorial...
Posted 09.04.2011
This could be the best souvenir a soccer fan could ask for. After Sweden beat North Korea 1-0 on Saturday, Swedish soccer star Josefine Oqvist sta...
Posted 09.03.2011
This will certainly go down as one of the worst referee gaffes of all time. In the 16th minute of Equatorial Guinea's 3-2 loss to Australia in the ...
AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 09.01.2011
SINSHEIM, Germany — Anyone can sign autographs or pose for photos. The U.S. women found a better way to say "thank you" to the American military...
Naomi Menezes | Posted 04.10.2012