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Critics are up in arms about the World Cup gender gap. The prize money for women is far less than for men. Commentators attribute the gap to sexism and what some call the grass ceiling. Could they be right? Let’s review the evidence. Coming up next on the Factual Feminist. This summer, the U.S. women’s […]
It’s time to kick off Nick Jr’s top soccer highlights. May the best team win! First up, it’s the PAW Patrol. The pups are taking on the Kitty Catastrophe crew. Game on! [whistle blowing] – Rubble! – On it! Zuma! Goal! [whistle blowing] I’m gonna try Rubble’s rocket kick. Whoa! Oh, no. Bring it on, […]
JOHN YANG: The women’s World Cup kicked off in Paris this weekend. And once again, as Lisa Desjardins returns to tells us, the Americans are favored to win it all. LISA DESJARDINS: The U.S. team takes the field tomorrow against Thailand in its opening match, with high hopes of hoisting the cup about a month […]
In the past few years, there’s been a lot of talk about America losing its standing in the world economically, diplomatically, grammatically. But yesterday, the U.S. showed there’s at least one place they can still kick ass. It was a day of record-setting domination on the world stage for the U.S. women. As the Women’s […]
On July 7, 2019, it happened again: The U.S. women’s national soccer team delighted fans and thumbed its nose at the naysayers by winning their fourth World Cup in a feat of rarely seen sports dominance. So what’s their secret sauce? Here’s a look at the franchise that became 2019’s greatest team in the world. […]
If you were to write a history of American soccer today in the United States, you could not have a book without at least two or three chapters on the women’s game. The women created this culture, okay? [NAT SOUND OF GAME] The American women entered this world in the late 60s early 70s because […]
– I am so fortunate to live in this time where we’re celebrating young girls like Elizabeth – [Kelly] Yeah. (applause) – And we have, we have women like yourselves being role models and mentors. And myself, Julie Foudy and the US Women’s national team players, we played with some girls in the Development Academy […]
Megan Rapinoe was the talk of the 2019 Women’s World Cup in France and not just for her dominant play on the field. She’s made headlines for her outspoken nature and colorful personality, and people can’t get enough of her. For those fans, here’s the untold truth of Megan Rapinoe. Believe it or not, the […]
