Abby Wambach

  1. Kirin Challenge Cup Recap: United States Women's National Team vs. Brazil

    The game was moved up four hours due to impending weather. Brazil had few chances, without Marta, to get on the board as the first half of action belonged to the US. During the first minute of action Wambach quickly took a shot that went off the bar...

    Nathan McCarter Written by Nathan McCarter about 1 month ago 276 reads 0 comments

  2. 20 Most Famous Women in Soccer

    Football used to be solely a mans game, but times have evolved and so has the sport. More and more women are getting involved in football and it's popularity is rapidly on the increase...

    Peter Webster Written by Peter Webster about 3 months ago 11,189 reads 3 comments

  3. Commentary: Leo Messi Is Not Big Enough for America?

    Time magazine has put FC Barcelona ’s Lionel Messi on the front cover of their February 6th issue. Time will have Messi on the cover of the Europe, Asia, and South Pacific editions...

    Xoel Cardenas Written by Xoel Cardenas about 4 months ago 9,973 reads 83 comments

  4. U.S. Women's Soccer: Final Preview and Prediction vs. Canada

    Hope Solo and Abby Wambach will start for the United States this evening, in the final of the 2012 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament. They will face Canada and the competition's leading goalscorer Christine Sinclair...

    Luke Crane Written by Luke Crane about 4 months ago 1,123 reads 1 comments

  5. Women's Pro Soccer Faces Extinction

    Women's Professional Soccer has announced they have less than two weeks to add another franchise, or face a loss of Division-I sanctions by U.S. Soccer. Such a loss of sanctions could spell the end of the three-year-old league...

    John Howell Written by John Howell about 6 months ago 453 reads 5 comments

  6. United States Women's National Team: Pia Sundhage Can't Get Team into Top Gear

    On Saturday night, the United States Women’s National Soccer Team faced Sweden in a warm-up for January’s Olympic qualifiers. In a game televised only on U.S. Soccer’s website, the U...

    John D. Halloran Written by John D. Halloran about 6 months ago 536 reads 0 comments

  7. 10 Sweatiest Players in World Football History

    The freedictionary defines sweat as: To excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; perspire. You cannot run multiple kilometers or miles in a 90-minute match and expect anything less to happen to a player...

    Thomas Atzenhoffer Written by Thomas Atzenhoffer about 7 months ago 4,159 reads 12 comments

  8. How Will WPS, Hope Solo, Abby Wambach, Rapinoe & All Continue Without MagicJack?

    In a two-sentence press release earlier today (Oct. 27, 2011) Women's Professional Soccer announced their decision to terminate the magicJack franchise. For those who don't know, magicJack is the former Washington Freedom franchise...

    John Howell Written by John Howell about 7 months ago 1,534 reads 6 comments

  9. Pia Sundhage's Lineup Reveals Familiar Problems on U.S. Women's National Team

    Bringing four fresh faces into the lineup, Pia Sundhage’s USWNT cruised to a fairly comfortable 3-0 final scoreline in the second of two "Celebration Series" matchups following the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup...

    John D. Halloran Written by John D. Halloran about 8 months ago 262 reads 2 comments

  10. U.S. Women's Soccer: The 11 Best American Players of All-Time

    Following their disappointing 2nd place finish at this summer's Women's World Cup, the U.S. Women are back in action tonight to start their preparations for next summer's Olympics in London...

    John D. Halloran Written by John D. Halloran about 8 months ago 891 reads 0 comments

  11. Like a Flash: Led by Marta-Sinclair-Morgan, WNY Claims WPS Regular-Season Title

    WNY Flash Win WPS Regular Season Championship : Western New York have earned the right to host the WPS championship match, as Philadelphia takes second place, magicJack overcomes ...

    John Howell Written by John Howell about 9 months ago 523 reads 8 comments

  12. Jumping Jack Flash: Marta & WNY Win Ugly, Wambach's MagicJack in Trouble

    The Week's WPS Highlights Attendance Stays Up As 4,400 See Weeknight Match, Western New York Win Ugly. As far as I know, Charlie Sheen is not a Western New York Flash fan...

    John Howell Written by John Howell about 10 months ago 213 reads 1 comments

  13. World Cup Gives Bump to WPS Attendance: Is the Abby Wambach Factor Sustainable?

    Just from an informal perusal of Women’s Professional Soccer box scores, it appeared that the three-year-old league that is the world’s premier club league for women had ...

    John Howell Written by John Howell about 10 months ago 360 reads 2 comments

  14. World Cup Fever Comes to Western New York: Wambach, Morgan, Marta and More

    The Women's World Cup momentum swept through Western New York just three days following the emotionally draining, ultimately disappointing US defeat in the finals to Cinderella Japan...

    John Howell Written by John Howell about 10 months ago 606 reads 0 comments

  15. 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup: Why the WWC Was a Huge Success for Team USA

    The 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup was supposed to be the USA ’s tournament. The No. 1 ranked team in the world was supposed to win it all and bring home the country’s third World Cup trophy...

    Tommy Favaloro Written by Tommy Favaloro about 10 months ago 298 reads 0 comments

  16. Hope Solo, Abby Wambach Video: Watch USA Soccer Stars on Late Show

    Hope Solo and Abby Wambach became instant stars after the United States knocked off Brazil and made their run to the World Cup Final...

    Matt Faulconer Written by Matt Faulconer about 10 months ago 3,606 reads 0 comments

  17. Does the U.S. Deserve a World Cup Championship?

    A few days ago, the 2011 Women's World Cup came to a stunning and exhilarating conclusion. The U.S. Women's team lost a heartbreaking thriller on penalty kicks to the underdog Japanese...

    Orrie Sielaff Written by Orrie Sielaff about 10 months ago 274 reads 6 comments

  18. US Women's Soccer Team Did Choke and That Is Okay

    The epic Women's World Cup Final between the United States and Japan was a joy to watch. The effort of both teams was incredible.  Nozomi Yamago, the goalie for Japan, was the best player on the field...

    Dan Smith Written by Dan Smith about 10 months ago 467 reads 0 comments

  19. Women's World Cup: If America Had to Lose It, I'm Glad It Was vs. Japan

    Like many American soccer fans watching the FIFA Women's World Cup Final 2011, I was gutted upon seeing Saki Kumagai drill her penalty into the top corner of Hope Solo's net...

    Henry Loughlin Written by Henry Loughlin about 10 months ago 148 reads 3 comments

  20. U.S. Soccer: The Top 13 Greatest Games in United States National Team History

    The game of football, as it is called by just about every country outside of the United States, has been part of the culture of some of the oldest countries in the world for centuries ...

    Tommy Favaloro Written by Tommy Favaloro about 10 months ago 3,925 reads 17 comments

  21. FIFA Women's World Cup: The 5 Best Games of the Tournament

    The 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup went into the books in stunning fashion today, as a classic between the U.S. and Japan continued the tournament's streak of dramatic, nail-biting games...

    Christopher Williams Written by Christopher Williams about 10 months ago 568 reads 0 comments

  22. Women's World Cup 2011: Japanese Win Final, Write the More American Story

    The premise was bigger than James Cameron could handle, and the undercurrent too strong for Martin Scorsese...

    Matt Hammond Written by Matt Hammond about 10 months ago 3,079 reads 41 comments

  23. Abby Wambach Goal: Watch American's Header in Extra Time of World Cup Final

    Every time the US needed a goal it was Abby Wambach that answered the call with her head again and again and again...

    Wes O'Donnell Written by Wes O'Donnell about 10 months ago 298 reads 0 comments

  24. FIFA Women's World Cup Final: United States "Here to Inspire a Nation"

    Sunday marks the biggest day in US women's soccer in 12 years. The Americans are back in the World Cup Final for the first time since 1999. Abby Wambach , Hope Solo and company will be taking on Japan, who are in the Final for the first time ever...

    Tim Fontenault Written by Tim Fontenault about 10 months ago 884 reads 4 comments

  25. Abby Wambach: Taking a Closer Look at Team USA's Superstar Striker

    When Abby Wambach fired a picturesque header past French goalkeeper Berangere Sapowicz to give the United States a 2-1 lead over France in the semifinals of the FIFA Women's World ...

    Sam Westmoreland Written by Sam Westmoreland about 10 months ago 657 reads 0 comments