The U.S. Has defeated Germany 2-0 to reach the Women's World Cup soccer final. Germany came into the match as the No. 1 ranked team.
The United States will meet either England or Japan for the title on Sunday. England and Japan play on Wednesday. Ref. CNN
Carli Lloyd scored a hat trick and the U.S. Took a 4-0 lead in the first 16 minutes. The Americans went on to win 5-2 for their first Women's World Cup title since 1999. Ref. USAToday
USA women's soccer out of Olympics after quarterfinal loss to Sweden in penalty kicks. Run of three consecutive gold medals ends as Sweden upsets U.S. Ref. USAToday.
Jurgen Klinsmann fired as head coach of the U.S. Men's national team
U.S. Soccer team suffered two consecutive losses in World Cup qualifying, including a humiliating 4-0 loss to Costa Rica. Ref. USAToday.