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Mallory Pugh says her male counterparts don’t necessarily need to be vocal to support equal pay.

Julie Foudy breaks down Mallory Pugh’s return to the USWNT fold for the SheBelieves Cup.

Julie Foudy breaks down the USWNT’s first tournament under Vlatko Andonovski and his experimentation with different lineups.
The latest skirmish in the equal pay lawsuit between players on the U.S. women’s national team and the U.S. Soccer Federation took place late Thursday, with both sides filing motions in U.S. District Court.
Lawyers for the women’s national team players filed a motion for partial summary judgement in which it is seeking back pay of $66.7 million plus punitive damages, while the USSF filed a motion to have the suit dismissed entirely.

The players’ filing reads: “The undisputed facts demonstrate… […]

Julie Foudy breaks down Mallory Pugh’s return to the USWNT fold for the SheBelieves Cup.

Julie Foudy breaks down the USWNT’s first tournament under Vlatko Andonovski and his experimentation with different lineups.

Jemele Hill, Shelley Smith and Prim Siripipat discuss Hope Solo’s recently released book and how it may impact her public persona.
Former U.S. women’s national team goalkeeper Hope Solo is among the first-time eligible players on the ballot for the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame.
Solo, dismissed from the team following the 2016 Olympics, joins fellow U.S. national team members Brad Davis, Whitney Engen, Herculez Gomez and Clarence Goodson among 14 players first-time eligible players on the 42-person ballot.

Arguably one of the most successful goalkeepers on the international stage, Solo made 202 appearances with the… […]

The U.S. Soccer Federation has released its latest tax filing for the 2019 fiscal year, revealing that the highest-paid coach in that period was deposed U.S. men’s national team manager Jurgen Klinsmann.
The Form 990 covers the period from April 1 of 2018 to the end of March of 2019, though a USSF spokesperson stated that the salary figures cover the 2018 calendar year.

The figures show that the USSF paid three different individuals related to coaching the U.S. men during that time. Klinsmann… […]

Brian Dunseth contextualizes the USMNT’s win vs. Costa Rica in their first match of 2020.

United States international Timothy Weah suffered an injury setback after suffering a right hamstring tear in Lille’s 2-1 loss to Marseille on Sunday.

The 19-year-old Weah had sat out six months with a similar injury prior to Sunday’s game, in which he came on as a substitute in the final 10 minutes.
Lille confirmed the injury on Monday but didn’t reveal the severity or the timeframe for Weah’s return.
Weah took to Instagram after the match saying: “Felt amazing to be on the field again with… […]

The ESPN FC panel were in awe over Erling Haaland’s ability he displayed vs. PSG.
DORTMUND, Germany — Gio Reyna said making his Champions League debut on Tuesday for Borussia Dortmund against Paris Saint-Germain was a “dream come true” after becoming the youngest American to play in Champions League at 17 years and 97 days.
Reyna was promoted to the Dortmund senior squad in January after only having joined the club’s academy in the summer of 2019 and has since gained game time in every match. A member of the U.S. squad at last year’s Under-17 World Cup, Reyna made his senior… […]