CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia junior midfielder Morgan Brian (St.
Simons Island, Ga.) was one of the 18 players named to the United States
Women’s National Team roster for a Sept. 3 friendly against Mexico at RFK
Stadium in Washington, D.C. The game will start at 8 p.m., and air live on Fox
Sports 1.
Brian is one of two collegiate players selected to the roster, along with North
Carolina’s Crystal Dunn. Former Virginia standout Becky Sauerburnn (Class of
2007) is also on the 18-player roster for the match.
Brian made her U.S. Women’s National Team debut earlier this year on June 15 in
the United States’ 4-1 victory over South Korea in a friendly in Foxboro, Mass.
She became the seventh Cavalier to earn a cap when she entered that match as a
substitute and just the second active Virginia player to make a senior
international appearance.
Virginia opens the 2013 season on Friday as it hosts the Klöckner
Classic. The seventh-ranked Cavaliers’ season opener against VCU at 7:30 p.m.
is the second game of a doubleheader. The first game features reigning NCAA
Champion and preseason No. 1 North Carolina against No. 9 Santa Clara at 5 p.m.
CHICAGO (Aug. 5, 2013) - All U.S. Soccer fans are invited to attend
the U.S. Women's National Team public training session on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2,
at 11 a.m. ET at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C.
Admission is free and open to the public. U.S. Soccer Supporters Club
members will receive premium
seating at the public training session. If fans wish to take part in
this exclusive priority, they can join the U.S. Soccer Supporters Club
through usssoccer.com/supporters.
Fans attending the public training session at RFK Stadium are asked
to park in Lots 5 or 8 and enter the stadium through Gate A. The doors
at Gate A open
at 10:30 a.m.
The U.S. will face Mexico on Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 8 p.m. ET and will be broadcast live on FOX Sports 1. Fans will be able to follow along on ussoccer.com's
MatchTracker and on Twitter @ussoccer_wnt.
Tickets are currently on sale to the public through ussoccer.com, by phone at 1-800-745-3000
and at all Ticketmaster ticket centers throughout the
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia area (including many Walmart
locations). Tickets will not be sold at RFK Stadium except for public
training day from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on the day of the event.
The meeting between the two regional rivals in the nation's capital
will mark the first international soccer match on the new FOX Sports 1,
America's new
sports network, which is expected to be available in more than 90
million homes when it launches on Aug. 17.
The game will feature many NWSL players on both teams as the USA and
Mexico will meet for the first time since Jan. 24, 2012, a 4-0 U.S.
victory during
group play at the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament in
Vancouver, Canada. Carli Lloyd registered her first career hat trick in
that match and Heather
O'Reilly added a goal as the Americans clinched a berth in the
semifinals.
Virginia native, U.S. Women's National team member, and Washington Spirit player Ali Krieger will be featured on an upcoming episode of Table Manners with The Sports Junkies on CSN.
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CHICAGO (July 11, 2013) - The U.S. Women's National Team will return to action on Sept. 3 when it takes on Mexico
at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. The international match will be
the first for the USA following the conclusion of the National Women's
Soccer League
season, which will culminate with the championship game on Saturday, Aug. 31.
The match at the home of Major League Soccer's D.C. United will kick off at 8 p.m. ET and will be broadcast live on FOX Sports 1. Fans will be able to
follow along on ussoccer.com's MatchTracker and on Twitter at ussoccer_wnt.
The meeting between the two
regional rivals in the nation's capital will mark the first
international soccer match on the new FOX Sports 1, America's new sports
network, which is
expected to be available in more than 90 million homes when it
launches on Aug. 17.
"This event will only bring the players together for a few days, but
as always, we relish the opportunity to play an international match,"
said U.S. head
coach Tom Sermanni. "Many of the U.S. and Mexican players will be
coming right out of their club seasons, so everyone should be fit. We
know we will
probably face Mexico in World Cup qualifying so it's good to see
them before that tournament. It's also a positive to get in a match
before we give our
players a bit of a break in advance of the rest of our fall
activity."
Cavalier midfielder earns first cap in 4-1 victory over
South Korea
Morgan Brian
FOXBORO, Mass.
– Virginia rising junior midfielder Morgan Brian (St. Simons Island, Ga.) made
her debut for the United States Women’s National Team in a 4-1 victory over
South Korea Saturday night at Gillette Stadium. She became the seventh Virginia
player to earn a cap with the full national team when she entered the game as a
substitute in the 77th minute.
Brian is only the second Cavalier to make an appearance
for the national team while still an active player for Virginia. In 1991,
Amanda Cromwell earned her first cap before the start of her senior season.
Former Virginia defender Becky Sauerbrunn (Class of 2007)
also played in Saturday’s game, playing the full 90 minutes as she made her
43rd appearance for the United States.
The United States Women’s National Team will return to action on Thursday, June
20, with another friendly against South Korea. That match will be played at Red
Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J. and will kickoff at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports
Network.
CHICAGO – Virginia
junior midfielder Morgan Brian (St. Simons Island, Ga.) received her first
call-up to the United States Women’s National Team as head coach Tom Sermanni
announced a 23-player roster for two upcoming friendlies on Wednesday. Brian, a
veteran of US youth national teams, is one of just two active college players
named to the roster.
The United States will play a pair of games against South
Korea over the next two weeks, on June 15 in Foxboro, Mass., and on June 20 in
Harrison, N.J. Eighteen players from the 23-player training camp roster will
dress for each game, and if selected, Brian could earn her first cap with the
national team.
The roster also includes former Cavalier defender Becky Sauerbrunn, who
currently plays professionally for FC Kansas City. Crystal Dunn of North
Carolina was the only other collegiate player invited to the camp.
Brian had a strong sophomore season in 2012 after missing
the first nine games of the year while starring for the United States squad
that captured the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup championship in Japan. Upon
her return she had four goals and seven assists, earning first-team All-ACC and
NSCAA Southeast Region accolades. She had three goals and three assists in the
ACC Tournament, leading the Cavaliers to the championship and earning ACC
Tournament MVP honors.
If Brian makes her debut against South Korea, she would be
the seventh Virginia player to play for the full national team.
Two Washington Spirit players have been chosen to join the USWNT squad to face rivals Canada. Ali Krieger (Alexandria, VA) and Ashlyn Harris will be part of the 21 players on the roster as the team travels to Toronto.
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U.S. WNT FORWARD ABBY WAMBACH NAMED FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD PLAYER OF THE YEAR; PIA SUNDHAGE NAMED WORLD COACH OF THE YEAR FOR WOMEN'S SOCCER
Alex Morgan Voted Third in Women's World Player of the Year Voting; Wambach's Honor Marks Third Time American Woman Named World Player of the Year Following Mia Hamm's 2001 and 2002 Selections
CHICAGO (Jan. 7, 2013) - Abby Wambach, the co-captain of the U.S.
Women's National Team, has been named the 2012 FIFA Women's World Player
of the Year, and
Pia Sundhage, who led the USA to the 2012 Olympic gold medal, has been
named the 2012 World Coach of the Year for Women's Soccer.
Wambach and Sundhage received the awards today at the 2013 FIFA Ballon
d'Or gala in Zurich, Switzerland, as the world's governing body for
soccer held its
annual event. Lionel Messi of Barcelona and Argentina was named the FIFA
World Player of the Year for the fourth year in a row.
ussoccer.com talks to U.S. Women's National Team forwards Abby Wambach and Alex Morgan about their nominations for FIFA Women's World Player of the Year. The award will be given on Monday, Jan. 7, 2013.
Alex Morgan at 2011 Mia Hamm Celebrity Soccer Match (photo by Chris Wimmer)
CHICAGO (Dec. 3, 2012) - For their excellence at the highest levels of
the sport, U.S. Soccer announced U.S. Women's National Team forward Alex
Morgan as the 2012 Female Athlete of the Year and U.S. Under-20 WNT
defender Julie Johnston as the 2012 Young Female Athlete of the Year.
The U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year award is the highest honor awarded
to soccer players in the United States. Online votes registered on U.S.
Soccer's Facebook Page counted for 50 percent of the total votes, while
the other 50 percent was represented by votes compiled from members of
the national media and U.S. Soccer representatives, including National
Team coaches and members of the U.S. Soccer Board of Directors.
The Female Athlete of the Year award is the first for Morgan and it
comes in the Diamond Bar, Calif. native's first time on the ballot. The
forward leads all U.S. scorers in 2012 with 28 goals which is good for
third-best all time in a calendar year behind Abby Wambach (31 in 2004)
and Michelle Akers (39 in 1991). Morgan has also compiled a team-leading
19 assists in 2012, the fourth-most in a single year. She still has
three matches left to play as the USA finishes the Fan tribute Tour,
presented by Panasonic, which matches against China on
Dec. 8 in Detroit, Dec. 12 in Houston and Dec. 15 in Boca Raton, Fla.
Morgan's exploits have also earned her a place on the FIFA Ballon d'Or shortlist. The winner for FIFA's top honor will be announced on Jan. 7, 2013.
U-20 WNT defender Julie Johnston took home the Young Female Athlete of
the Year award in one of the tightest races in the award's history, just
edging out her U-20 teammates Kealia Ohai, who scored the winning goal
in the U-20 Women's World Cup Final, and midfielder Vanessa DiBernardo.
The U-20 WNT captain was instrumental in helping the team win the FIFA
U-20 Women's World Cup in Japan, starting all six games on the backline
and earning the Bronze Ball as the tournament's third-best player, an
extremely rare feat for a defender. The Mesa, Ariz. native also made an
impact with Santa Clara, where the junior was the team's leading scorer
with eight goals and five assists in 14 appearances.
Morgan and Johnston complete this year's list of winners for U.S. Soccer
Athletes of the Year in 2012. Last month Clint Dempsey was announced as
the Male Athlete of the year, Rubio Rubin the Young Male Athlete of the Year, and Felicia Schroeder the Disabled Athlete of the Year.
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
1985: Sharon Remer
1986: April Heinrichs
1987: Carin Jennings
1988: Joy Biefeld
1989: April Heinrichs
1990: Michelle Akers
1991: Michelle Akers
1992: Carin Gabarra
1993: Kristine Lilly
1994: Mia Hamm
1995: Mia Hamm
1996: Mia Hamm
1997: Mia Hamm
1998: Mia Hamm
1999: Michelle Akers
2000: Tiffeny Milbrett
2001: Tiffeny Milbrett
2002: Shannon MacMillan
2003: Abby Wambach
2004: Abby Wambach
2005: Kristine Lilly
2006: Kristine Lilly
2007: Abby Wambach
2008: Carli Lloyd
2009: Hope Solo
2010: Abby Wambach
2011: Abby Wambach
2012: Alex Morgan
YOUNG FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
1998: Cindy Parlow
1999: Lorrie Fair
2000: Aly Wagner
2001: Aleisha Cramer
2002: Lindsay Tarpley
2003: Cat Reddick
2004: Heather O'Reilly
2005: Lori Chalupny
2006: Danesha Adams
2007: Lauren Cheney
2008: Kristie Mewis
2009: Tobin Heath
2010: Bianca Henninger
2011: Sydney Leroux
2012: Julie Johnston
TOM SERMANNI NAMED HEAD COACH OF U.S. WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM
Long-Time Australian Women's National Team Head Coach Comes to U.S. Soccer with Experience in Three FIFA Women's World Cup Tournaments; Sermanni Available via Media Conference Call on Wednesday, Oct. 31
CHICAGO (Oct. 30, 2012) - U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati announced today the hiring of Tom Sermanni as the seventh head coach in U.S. Women's National
Team history.
Sermanni, 58, comes to U.S. Soccer with 11 years of experience as a head
coach in international women's soccer - all with Australia - a period
during which
he led the Matildas in three Women's World Cup tournaments.
Sermanni will officially begin his tenure as the WNT head coach on Jan.
1, 2013. U.S. Soccer Women's Development Director Jill Ellis, who was on
the bench
for the USA's two recent draws with Germany, will coach the team for the
last five matches of the Fan Tribute Tour, presented by Panasonic. Due
to his
prior commitments with the Australia Women's National Team as he
finishes up his responsibilities with the Matildas, Sermanni
will not be
attending the next two matches in Portland and Phoenix. Sermanni will be
observing the U.S. Women's National Team for the last three matches of
the 2012
tour, which will be announced in the near future.
"After an extensive search and interview process, we believe Tom
Sermanni is the right person at the right time to lead our Women's
National Team," said
Gulati. "He has the knowledge, experience and vision to take on the
challenge of keeping our team at the top of the world. He has a
tremendous passion for
the game, knows the American players, understands our system and knows
the process of preparing a team for a World Cup tournament. We're
tremendously
excited to have him on board as we look forward to qualification for the
2015 Women's World Cup."
Sermanni comes to U.S. Soccer after eight years as head coach of the
Australia Women's National Team, which he coached in both the 2007 and
2011 FIFA
Women's World Cup tournaments, reaching the quarterfinal stage at both
events. That eight-year period was Sermanni's second stint with
Australia, as he
also coached the Matildas from 1994 through 1997, during which time he led the team to the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup in Sweden.
"I'm honored to have this opportunity to work with tremendous players
and in a program that has had such a tradition of success," said
Sermanni. "U.S.
Soccer has always been at the forefront of supporting the women's game,
and it's exciting to coach the team in this next chapter of its history.
After
coaching against many of these players for years, I am looking forward
to working with an accomplished group of veterans while integrating the
numerous
talented young players who are itching for a chance to prove themselves.
It will be an exciting few years for the U.S. team and for all the
great fans as
we work toward the highest goals at the 2015 Women's World Cup."
In order to thoroughly examine the possible choices, Gulati headed a
search committee that included U.S. Soccer CEO/Secretary General Dan
Flynn, former
U.S. Women's National Team players Mia Hamm and Danielle Slaton, and
managing Director of Administration Tom King. The committee reviewed
more than 30 male
and female candidates both domestically and internationally.
During his time in charge of Australia, Sermanni helped bring the team
into the top 10 in the FIFA Women's World Rankings. Named the 2007 Asian
Football
Confederation Coach of the Year, Sermanni led Australia to a runner-up
finish at the 2006 AFC Women's Cup, where the team fell to China in
penalty kicks,
and to the championship in 2010, when the youthful Matildas downed Korea DPR in penalties.
Sermanni coached all three seasons of the Women's United Soccer
Association (WUSA), serving as an assistant for the San Jose CyberRays
during the inaugural
season, in which he helped the club to the league championship. He was
also an assistant for the CyberRays in 2002 before taking the head
coaching job of
the New York Power in 2003, where he coached U.S. Women's National Team
legends Christie Rampone, Shannon Boxx and Tiffeny Milbrett.
Sermanni, a native of Glasgow, Scotland, had a long playing career as a
midfielder from 1971 through 1989, playing more than 300 professional
matches and
scoring more than 50 goals. He quickly transitioned into coaching both
men's and women's professional soccer all over the world, including
stints in Japan,
the USA and Malaysia.
Sermanni follows Mike Ryan (1985), Anson Dorrance (1986-1994), Tony
DiCicco (1994-1999), April Heinrichs (2000-2004), Greg Ryan (2005-2007)
and Pia
Sundhage (2008-2011) as official coaches of the U.S. Women's National
Team, which has been ranked No. 1 in the world since winning the 2008
Olympic gold
medal in Beijing, China.
Highlights of the USA's thrilling 2-2 tie with Germany at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Conn. Abby Wambach and Tobin Heath score goals for the WNT as the USA remained unbeaten on the Fan Tribute Tour, Presented by Panasonic.
The 2012 London Olympics have been referred to by many media outlets as the Twitter Games or the Twitter Olympics. With the bad press some Olympic athletes (i.e. Hope Solo) have garnered for their not-so-smart use of Twitter we wanted to show the positive side of athletes using Twitter to share their excitement with their fans. Here is a small collection of some great pictures shared by members of the U.S. Women's soccer team celebrating their Gold Medal win on Twitter.
In two seasons with the Washington Freedom (2002-2003/WUSA & 2009-2010/WPS) Abby Wambach not only played along side the most famous U.S. Soccer player ever - Mia Hamm, she also won a league championship and was named MVP. Wambach scored 44 goals and added 30 assists while playing for the Freedom franchise and was by far a fan favorite at the Maryland SoccerPlex.
Now Wambach is looking to lead the U.S. Women's Soccer team to Olympic Gold in London against Japan, a team that beat the Americans only a year ago to win the 2011 Women's World Cup. On the other side of the pitch will be a former Washington Freedom teammate of Wambach's, Homare Sawa. Another former Washington Freedom player on the U.S. roster for the 2012 Olympic squad going for gold include is Becky Sauerbrunn (2008-2010).
Abby Wambach
On going up against her friend and former club teammate Homare Sawa against Japan: "I think that Homare Sawa has proven herself to be one of the best
players in the world. She led her team to a world championship. I have
the greatest
respect for her. She came to play in the United States a couple of times
and took what she learned back to her country and they've done an
extraordinary
job over the last couple of years putting it together. I do think that
we also have a great team. We're at a place that I think is solid. I
think the fact
that we lost the World Cup and the way that we did gives us even more
passion and desire to go out and perform tomorrow. We saw each other in
the Village.
We told each other that we're both glad that the other had won because
we believe that we're the top two teams in the world and our fans
deserve to see a
great final. This gold medal match is going to be nothing short of
that."
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