Tag: soccer
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USWNT tops Japan 3-0: Girma, Lavelle fuel second-half surge to take three-game series
COMMERCE CITY — On a cold Denver night, the U.S. Women’s National Team was red-hot. In the finale of a three-game series with Japan, three goals in the second half lifted the U.S. Women’s National Team to a 3-0 win in front of 17,589 fans at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. The win on Friday comes…
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U.S. Women’s National Team to face Japan at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in homecoming for Heaps, Wilson
Denver Summit FC fans won’t have to wait long to see Lindsey Heaps play in her home state. The U.S. Women’s National Team faces Japan Friday in Commerce City in the finale of a three-game friendly series with the Asian Cup winners. The series is tied 1-1, with the United States taking the first match…
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Denver Summit FC focused on continuing momentum from record-setting home opener
GLENDALE — The soccer world was watching as Denver Summit FC last weekend set a National Women’s Soccer League attendance record. Photos from the crowd at Empower Field flooded social media feeds, and public figures like Aly Raisman and Malala Yousafzai made the trip to witness it for themselves. Denver Summit FC players are grateful…
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Denver Summit FC to make home debut in Colorado’s soccer ‘greenhouse’
Colorado is the heartbeat of Denver Summit FC. It will be racing for goalkeeper Jordan Nytes, an Aurora native, on Saturday afternoon before her home debut in the National Women’s Soccer League. The smell of fresh-cut grass at Empower Field. The roar of 50,000-plus breaking the NWSL attendance record. The sight of two dozen women…
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Denver Summit FC faces Gotham FC as it seeks first win ahead of inaugural home match
Denver Summit FC has one more obstacle before its first home opener Saturday. Summit FC is seeking its first win when it faces reigning NWSL champion Gotham FC at 5 p.m. Wednesday in New Jersey (Victory+). Summit has one draw and one loss after falling to Bay FC in the season opener March 14 and…
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Colorado Springs native Ally (Watt) Brazier excited to return as part of inaugural Denver Summit FC pro women’s soccer team
It had been a while since Ann Watt had fixed her daughter’s favorite meal, a Filipino dish called pancit. Watt wanted her daughter, Ally Brazier (formerly Watt), to enjoy comfort food when she came home to Colorado Springs. For the past 10 years, that wasn’t often enough, but home-cooked meals might become more frequent…
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U.S. Northern Command, Hotel Polaris host summit in preparation for 2026 FIFA World Cup
Colorado Springs is serving as a stop on the way to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Starting Tuesday, the U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) is hosting more than 200 people in a two-day “11 Cities Summit” at Hotel Polaris in support of the White House Task Force on the FIFA World Cup. Participants include representatives from…
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Florida Tech gets a shutout at Weidner Field, wins its first Division II women’s soccer title
Saturday was Florida Tech’s graduation, but senior Savannah Oxley didn’t buy a cap and gown. That was because it was also the NCAA division II women’s soccer championship at Weidner Field, and Oxley knew her team would be there. It was good intuition because No. 3 Florida Tech held No. 4 Franklin Pierce scoreless while…
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Weidner Field to host 2025 NCAA DII men’s and women’s soccer championships this weekend
The soccer season isn’t over yet, at least not in Colorado Springs. Weidner Field will host the NCAA Division II soccer championships this week, the second time Colorado Springs has hosted the event after hosting in 2021. The NCAA committee chose Colorado Springs after the success of the 2021 tournament, with Weidner Field being a…
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Empower Field at Mile High one of 14 US stadiums proposed to host 2031 Women’s World Cup games
The United States Soccer Federation proposed 14 American sites, including Denver, among 20 possible venues to host games for the 2031 Women’s World Cup, including seven U.S. stadiums to be used for next year’s men’s tournament. FIFA released the bid books Friday for the 2031 and 2035 women’s tournaments. There is only one bidder for…