As the United States women’s national team advances further into the knockout stage with last night’s win against Columbia, the U.S. must cope with the grueling World Cup process of having games every few days. This time around, the team has three days rest before their quarterfinal matchup against No. 16 China PR. Wired’s Megan Logan […]
Last year, over 40 of the FIFA Women’s World Cup players from twelve different countries filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against FIFA. The gist of the lawsuit was that no World Cup in the men’s game has been played on an artificial grass, a surface that poses a number of health and injury risks. While artificial […]
In last night’s USA Women’s World Cup game, you might have noticed that American defender, Ali Krieger, was sporting a thick headband. But the difference between Krieger’s headband and Lauren Holiday’s blue pre-wrap headband is that Krieger’s is five times stronger than steel. Ever since her April 10 season opener with the Washington Spirit, where she suffered […]
In preparation for the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup, The US Women’s National Team (USWNT) will be wearing a new home uniform and boot combination from Nike. Designed to deliver an unrivaled performance and to inspire athletes and fans alike with its modern style, the coolest thing about the new uniform is that it also […]
We are less than a year removed from the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Yet, recently, people have been talking about not the next World Cup, but the one after that. The 2022 World Cup, set to take place in Qatar has made headlines as of late, and not for good reasons. A FIFA taskforce […]
