Olympics
THE FAB FIVE: 5 U.S. Soccer game officials will work Tokyo Olympics
U.S. Soccer referee Ismail Elfath, assistant referees Kyle Atkins and Corey Parker as well as Video Assistant Referees Edvin Jurisevic and Chris Penso have been selected as match officials for the Olympic Football Tournaments Tokyo 2020.
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TAKING ON THE HOSTS: Canada women to face Japan in Olympic opener
Canada will face the Olympic hosts and 2011 Women’s World Cup champions Japan in the opening match of the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament this summer.
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GROUP OF DEATH AND DEPTH: USWNT to play No. 5 Sweden (again), No. 9 Australia, No. 22 New Zealand in Olympic group stage
Gee, what a surprise! The U.S. women’s national team has been drawn into the same group as Sweden for the Olympic women’s soccer tournament.
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EARLY RISERS: Olympic women’s tournament draw set for Wednesday, 4 a.m.
CHICAGO – The final draw for the 2020 Olympic Women’s Soccer Tournament will take place on...
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WOMEN’S SOCCER HISTORY MONTH (Day 29): Clash of the titans: Wambach vs. Sinclair (2012)
Soccer fans attending Sunday’s CONCACAF women’s Olympic qualifying tournament championship game between the United States and Canada at BC Place will be treated to a rare confrontation of 100-plus international goal-scorers.
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DOS A CERO: Mexico bests Canada, 2-0, to qualify for Tokyo Olympics
Mexico sewed up the second Concacaf Olympic men’s soccer berth by recording a 2-0 victory over Canada Sunday night.
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HAVEN’T WE SEEN THIS MOVIE BEFORE?: USA men fail to qualify for the Olympics for third consecutive time
Same old, same old, same old.
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THE GOOD: The six times the USA men booked a Summer Olympics berth
Since Concacaf instituted a qualifying tournament for the Olympic soccer tournament in 1960, the United States men’s team, whether it was an amateur team or an Under-23 side, has secured berths in six Summer Games.
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THE BAD: The seven times the USA men were booted from Olympic qualifying
Like it or not the United States has experienced more failures than success when trying to qualify for the Summer Olympics.
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A FAMILIAR FOE: U.S. to meet Honduras for an Olympic spot
The United States will play Honduras for a spot in the Tokyo Olympics.
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PLAYING IN THE OLYMPICS?: A great idea and honor, guys, but let’s qualify, first, OK?
Talk about putting the cart in front of the horse.
Read MoreFALLING SHORT: USA men lose to Mexico in Olympic group finale
It certainly was far from the end of the world.
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