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By JERÉ LONGMAN Surrendering four consecutive goals with a tattered defense, the United States squandered a chance to defeat Mexico in the Gold Cup final on Saturday and also missed out on a crucial dress rehearsal for the 2014 World Cup. Women's World Cup: Host Germany seeks third straight title starting Sunday – Berkeley Voice [...]

"The World Cup has been our focus,'' said Heather O'Reilly, one of five New Jersey women on the team. Whatever they've collectively been doing for the last four years, the Women's World Cup, beginning Sunday in Germany, will determine this group's BERLIN: Germany, the United States and Brazil are the favourites as the battle for [...]

The England women's football team meet Prime Minister David Cameron ahead of their World Cup campaign in Germany. Photograph: Handout/The FA via Getty Images Psychic octopus? Check. Ball with a daft name that "incorporates significant symbolic Covering the world of movies with exclusive news, celebrity columns and more. Winning at the Women's World Cup is [...]

That's when the Western New York Flash star was preparing to take a break from the Women's Professional Soccer league to compete in the Women's World Cup that opens in Germany on Sunday. What's also no secret is that Brazil's chances of winning gold Japan's national soccer team is off to the World Cup. Yes, [...]

Mia Hamm, the retired soccer star, will file blog postings to ESPN's Web site for women and be a part of the network's coverage of the three-week tournament. By Jamie Goldberg, The Oregonian View full sizeThe Associated PressFormer Portland teammates Stephanie Cox (far left, bottom row) and Megan Rapinoe (top, second from right) are members [...]