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Rachel Daly or Alessia Russo for England? I know who I would start at the World Cup

Ahead of England’s World Cup opener against Haiti, Lionesses legend Kelly Smith looks at the biggest selection decision facing Sarina Wiegman this summer

The Independent UK

Women’s World Cup: Who can dethrone the US football team?

The long-dominant USA faces a tough challenge from other rising teams amid injuries, inexperience and an evolving sport.

Al Jazeera

Former U.S. National Team coach Jill Ellis breaks down this year's Women's World Cup

SAN DIEGO — One thing's for sure about this year's Women's World Cup:

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Everything you need to know as 2023 Women’s World Cup kicks off Down Under

MIAMI — The Women’s World Cup kicks off Thursday in Australia and New Zealand, which means soccer fans in the United States will be setting early morning alarms, as they did for the 2022 men’s World Cup in Qatar and as diehard tennis fans do for the Australian Open.

Miami Herald

Everything to know about Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird’s relationship, from Olympic first meeting to engagement

US football star proposed to basketball star in 2020, seven days after saying she’d marry her

The Independent UK

Why this Women’s World Cup will be unlike anything we’ve seen before

The staging of the first 32-team Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand presents fresh challenges, but a supreme cast of talent and a wide-open tournament can take the game to new heights, writes Miguel Delaney

The Independent UK

5 storylines to watch as the Women's World Cup kicks off

It's Megan Rapinoe's last World Cup, and it could be Marta's, too. From winter weather to new faces to watch, here's what to know about this year's tournament in Australia and New Zealand.

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Jim Alexander: The USWNT’s legacy is multi-faceted

The U.S. women’s national soccer team goes for its third straight World Cup championship beginning Friday evening Pacific time (Saturday afternoon in Auckland, New Zealand), when it opens the 2023 tournament against Vietnam. No country has ever three-peated at the Women’s World Cup, and none has won as many as…

The Orange County Register

FIFA Women's World Cup: Gender equity in sports remains an issue despite the major strides being made

The FIFA Women’s World Cup will commence on July 20 in Australia and New Zealand. As the largest women’s sporting event in the world, the Women’s World Cup gives the opportunity for elite women footballers to represent their country and compete at the highest level on the world stage.

The Conversation

Megan Rapinoe Is Proud to Be the USWNT’s ‘Fun Grandma’

As the team has evolved, so too has its 38-year-old star. And not just in hair color.

Sports Illustrated

Alex Morgan Is at Peace and Better Than Ever

Motherhood and more have given the U.S. co-captain a refreshed sense of purpose and peace of mind, supercharging her play ahead of her fourth World Cup.

Sports Illustrated

Are the United States still the team to beat at the Women’s World Cup?

Group E preview: The defending champions are trying to become the first team in history to win three World Cups in a row, but has Europe caught up?

The Independent UK

USWNT hopes its record diverse World Cup roster will inspire next-gen stars

SAN JOSE, Calif. — As a child growing up just across the East River from Manhattan, Crystal Dunn played soccer. She didn't have a lot of teammates — or opponents — who looked like her, however. Neither did Lynn Williams, who grew up in Central California, or Naomi Girma, who…

Los Angeles Times

Fox News host says he’s ‘done more for women’s sports’ than Megan Rapinoe, two-time World Cup winner

‘File this under, things that never happened’

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Megan Rapinoe Shares Why She Announced Retirement Decision Ahead of World Cup

She’s calling it a career at 38 years old.

The Independent UK

Martina Navratilova starts Twitter row with Megan Rapinoe over trans women in sports

18-time Grand Slam winner had a one word response to Rapinoe’s claims that she was fueling transphobia

USA Today Sports Media Group

2023 World Cup: Getting to know the USWNT

Let's get to know the USWNT.

Daily Mirror

Martina Navratilova makes her feelings clear on Megan Rapinoe's transgender sports stance

United States soccer star Megan Rapinoe would welcome transgender women competing with or against her, but tennis icon Martina Navratilova has a very different view

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LOCALIZE IT: America's star-studded women's World Cup team has community ties from coast to coast

EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS:

Daily Mirror

Four legends set to play in final World Cup and follow Megan Rapinoe into retirement

USA forward Megan Rapinoe, one of the most successful players of her generation, will retire at the end of the 2023 NWSL domestic season - meaning this will be her final Women's World Cup

The Guardian - UK

‘It is frustrating’: Lucy Bronze hits out at impasse over Lionesses’ bonuses

Lucy Bronze has described England flying to Australia for the Women’s World Cup with discussions over performance-related bonuses still unresolved as ‘frustrating’

Los Angeles Times

Kevin Baxter: Megan Rapinoe leaving soccer on her own terms, same way she rose to stardom

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Megan Rapinoe’s soccer career has unfolded largely on her terms, so it made sense that it should end that way, with the two-time world champion and 2019 FIFA player of the year announcing Saturday that this season will be her last.

Daily Mirror

Five best moments from Megan Rapinoe's legendary career

Megan Rapinoe has enjoyed an illustrious career starring for club OL Reign and the USWNT, winning two Women's World Cup - but she announced her retirement later this year

Tribune News Service

Megan Rapinoe says she will retire after World Cup, NWSL season

SAN JOSE, Calif. — One of the most charismatic, outspoken players in modern American sport will leave the field later this year.

WEKU

U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe will retire at the end of the season

Megan Rapinoe will end her career having won at least two World Cups and one Olympic gold medal and having been awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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