Juliet Macur
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They Shot at Her. They Forced Her From Her Home. She Won’t Stop Fighting for Girls.
Khalida Popal helped save Afghan female soccer players from the Taliban. Now she is demanding that world soccer officials let them play for their country...
How the U.S. Was Eliminated From the Women’s World Cup, Shot by Shot
The shootout was rapid-fire, but still agonizing for both Sweden, which moved to the World Cup quarterfinals, and the United States, which was eliminated.
Inside U.S. Team, a Campaign to Avert Disaster Gets Personal
Blocking out criticism they call “noise,” Lindsey Horan and other veterans are taking a one-on-one approach to turning around their World Cup fortunes.
U.S. Tries to Focus on What Comes After Portugal Tie
A close call against Portugal at the Women’s World Cup gave the United States a chance to consider what might have been, and then move...
A New Era of Soccer Moms Navigates a Rapidly Changing Game
Women have long blended motherhood and elite sports. But as soccer expands its support systems, it is also demanding ever more of its players.
Megan Rapinoe Is Not Going Quietly
Relegated to a reserve role in her fourth World Cup, the outspoken U.S. forward said she has plenty left to give. And that she’s still...
How Lindsey Horan Got Mad, and How That Got the U.S. Even
Lindsey Horan’s tying goal against the Netherlands saved her team at the World Cup. But it came from a dark place she knows well.
Sophia Smith Has Been Ready for Her World Cup Moment
Smith had two goals and an assist in her debut in the tournament. And she believes, along with her teammates, that there could have been...
Biggest Gap for U.S. World Cup Players: Their Ages
The U.S. team includes past champions, veterans of the equal pay fight and 14 players experiencing their first World Cup. How they come together will...
U.S. Women’s World Cup Roster Will Reflect a Team in Transition
Form and injuries have affected the players available to Vlatko Andonovski as he picks a squad facing perhaps the toughest challenge in its history.