FiftyFive.One
• Voices From Soccer's North •
Tag: USWNT
-
WCIS 83: The Frozen Ball Theory
Categories: MediaContinue Reading: WCIS 83: The Frozen Ball TheoryThe conspiracy goes right to the top this week as Nach, Colin and Kaleb try to make sense of Arsenal getting picked against Bayern yet again in the Champions League. We also recap the MLS Cup, bring you post-expansion draft MNUFC happenings and all the rest of the week’s soccer news from around the world.…
-
We Call It Soccer – Ep 79 – A Cock And Bull Story
Categories: MediaContinue Reading: We Call It Soccer – Ep 79 – A Cock And Bull StoryOn this second episode of We Call It Soccer, the boys cover two (!) stories of soccer players pulling down shorts (their own or otherwise). We also look through the results of the recent international break and ask how Kim Jong Un plans to create a master race of Lionel Messis.
-
A Hat Trick From Press Leads the USWNT Past Romania
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: A Hat Trick From Press Leads the USWNT Past RomaniaThree first-half goals from Christen Press and a brace from Alex Morgan in the second sealed an 8-1 victory for the US women’s national team against Romania in the teams’ first ever meeting. Jill Ellis’ experimentation with youth and formations continued with the USWNT coming out in a 3-4-3 in the first of two games…
-
FiftyFive.One Podcast 4: Carli Lloyd Is Jesus and MNUFC Will Be the Worst Team in MLS History
Categories: MediaContinue Reading: FiftyFive.One Podcast 4: Carli Lloyd Is Jesus and MNUFC Will Be the Worst Team in MLS HistoryThis week on The FiftyFive.One Podcast, MSP American Outlaws president Emily Johns Peterson joins Jeff and Wes to talk about the US Women’s National Team’s return to Minnesota. They also talk about the USL Final and the question of whether or not Minnesota United FC will be the worst team in the history of MLS.…
-
Photos: USA vs. Switzerland Oct. 23, 2016
Continue Reading: Photos: USA vs. Switzerland Oct. 23, 2016Photos from the USA vs. Switzerland match on Oct. 23rd at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Photos by Jeremy Olson – www.digitalgopher.com
-
US Women Return to Minnesota in Style with a 5-1 Rout of Switzerland
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: US Women Return to Minnesota in Style with a 5-1 Rout of SwitzerlandThe US Women’s National Team suffered an early scare from Switzerland in their friendly at US Bank Stadium, but came back to win thoroughly 5-1. The Yanks started strong with three shots in the first five minutes, including an almost own goal from Switzerland after a scuffed cross from Carli Lloyd. But it was Switzerland…
-
Photos: USWNT Practice October 22,2016
Continue Reading: Photos: USWNT Practice October 22,2016Photos from the USWNT’s training session on Oct. 22nd at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota ahead of their match vs. Switzerland on Sunday. Photos by Jeremy Olson – www.digitalgopher.com
-
Photos: USWNT Practice October 21,2016
Continue Reading: Photos: USWNT Practice October 21,2016Photos from the USWNT’s training session on Oct. 21st in Minnesota ahead of their match vs. Switzerland on Sunday. Photos by Jeremy Olson – www.digitalgopher.com
-
Lynn Williams Sparks USWNT to a 4-0 Win over Switzerland
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Lynn Williams Sparks USWNT to a 4-0 Win over SwitzerlandForty-nine seconds into her debut for the USWNT, the NWSL MVP and Golden Boot winner showed that she was ready to play at the international level, scoring the first US goal against Switzerland in a 4-0 win. When the US roster for the two friendlies against Switzerland was released, coach Jill Ellis showed that now…
-
FiftyFive.One Podcast 3: the Yanks are Coming!, City in the Cup, and Loons are Back
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: FiftyFive.One Podcast 3: the Yanks are Coming!, City in the Cup, and Loons are BackOn this week’s episode Wes and Jeff anticipate the post-brunch USWNT friendly this Sunday, Minneapolis City enter the US Open Cup on Saturday, and they celebrate the Loons finally winning. In addition, they take a bunch of questions about philosophy, Bob Dylan, and other things not really related to soccer. You can listen below or…
-
Opinion: In Reproaching Rapinoe USSF Damages Soccer’s Multiculturalism
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Opinion: In Reproaching Rapinoe USSF Damages Soccer’s MulticulturalismThursday night, Megan Rapinoe knelt during the US national anthem before the USWNT took on Thailand. This protest, unprecedented at the international level, was met with anger on social media and a statement from US Soccer that seemed to miss the point of Rapinoe’s protest entirely. It all reflects yet another reason why people of color are absent…
-
US Women to Face Switzerland in Minnesota
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: US Women to Face Switzerland in MinnesotaUS Soccer announced a women’s national team friendly for October 23rd against Switzerland to be played in the brand-new US Bank Stadium. For the first time in over a decade, the US national team returns to Minnesota to play soccer. The US women last played in Minnesota on July 15, 2006 against Sweden at the…
-
USWNT Ousted at the Hands of Sweden
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: USWNT Ousted at the Hands of SwedenSweden 1(4), USWNT 1(3) The United States women’s national team fell to Sweden in penalty kicks after coming back with a goal from Alex Morgan in the late stages of the game. After Sweden took the 1-0 lead in the second half, Morgan got on the end of a deflected ball at the top of the…