Carli Lloyd scores 5 goals, US women rout Paraguay 9-0
Carli Lloyd scored a career-high five goals and the United States routed Paraguay 9-0 on Thursday in the national team’s first game since the OlympicsSEPTEMBER 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Ulsan beats Kawasaki Frontale in Asian Champions League
South Korean team Ulsan Horang-i has kept its hopes alive for a second consecutive Asian Champions League title by beating Kawasaki Frontale 3-2 in a penalty shootout to reach the...SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Australia, South Korea, Japan complete 1-0 WC qualifier wins
Australia has edged Vietnam 1-0 in Hanoi to make it two wins out of two in Group B of Asia World Cup qualifyingSEPTEMBER 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Oman shocks Japan 1-0, Iraq holds South Korea to 0-0 draw
Australia beat China 3-0 but Japan has fallen to a shock 1-0 defeat against Oman in the opening Group B game of World Cup qualifyingSEPTEMBER 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
US forward Carli Lloyd retiring after decorated career
Carli Lloyd has announced her retirement from soccerAUGUST 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cordova leads Mexico to soccer bronze in 3-1 win over Japan
Sebastian Córdova opened the scoring and added two assists to lead Mexico to a 3-1 victory over host Japan in the bronze medal match in Olympic men’s soccerAUGUST 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Brazil to play Spain in men's Olympic soccer gold-medal game
Defending champion Brazil will face Spain for the Olympic gold medal in men’s soccer on SaturdayAUGUST 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Olympic volunteers strive to share stories of 3/11 disaster
The Tokyo Olympics were supposed to help showcase northeastern Japan's recovery from a devastating earthquake and tsunami a decade agoAUGUST 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Now at Olympics, Pedri losing count of games after 11 months
Spain midfielder Pedri played his 70th match of the season at the OlympicsJULY 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Familiar foes: US, Netherlands ready for quarterfinal clash
The United States plays the Netherlands in the quarterfinals of the Olympic women’s soccer tournament on Friday — bringing together the two teams that played in the World Cup final...JULY 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
From the Emperor on down: Memories of the '64 Tokyo Olympics
Every Japanese of a certain age has memories of the 1964 Tokyo OlympicsJULY 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Japan beats Chile, will play Sweden in Olympic quarterfinals
Mina Tanaka scored the lone goal to help Japan beat Chile 1-0 and set up a quarterfinal match against Sweden in the women’s Olympic soccer competitionJULY 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Japan tops Mexico 2-1, stays perfect in men's Olympic soccer
Takefusa Kubo and Ritsu Doan scored in the opening 11 minutes to lead Japan to a 2-1 victory over Mexico in men’s Olympic soccerJULY 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lloyd navigates her 4th Olympics for the US women's team
Carli Lloyd was lamenting her missed chances in the U.S. women's 6-1 win over New Zealand in the group stage of the soccer tournament at the Tokyo OlympicsJULY 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
British women beat Japan, reach Olympic soccer quarterfinals
Ellen White scored her third goal in two games at the Olympics and headed Britain to a 1-0 victory over Japan to earn a place in the women’s soccer quarterfinalsJULY 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Japan opens Olympic men's soccer with 1-0 win over SAfrica
Takefusa Kubo has scored the only goal with a curling strike off the post to give Japan a 1-0 victory over South Africa in their opening match in men's Olympic soccerJULY 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Japan draws 1-1 with Canada in women's soccer
Mana Iwabuchi has scored in the 84th minute and Japan pulled into a 1-1 draw with Canada to open the Olympic women’s soccer tournamentJULY 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
US women shut out the noise in quest for 5th gold medal
The U.S. women's national team has become adept at shutting out all the outside distractions at big tournaments and the Tokyo Olympics are no differentJULY 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Olympic athletes test positive in Tokyo days before Games
A third athlete at the Olympic Village in Tokyo has tested positive for COVID-19JULY 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Germany cuts short Olympic warmup with allegations of racism
Germany’s Olympic soccer team has walked off the field during a preparation match for the Tokyo Games in response to alleged racist abuse from an opposing Honduras player toward Ge...JULY 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Celtic brings Japan's Furuhashi to Scotland on 4-year deal
Scottish club Celtic has signed Japan forward Kyogo Furuhashi to a four-year contract as the Glasgow squad remodels under new manager Ange PostecoglouJULY 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Celtic sign Japan international Kyogo Furuhashi from Vissel Kobe ' Goal.com Celtic have announced the signing of Japan international Kyogo Furuhashi from Vissel Kobe.
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Britain women's soccer team will take a knee at Olympics
The British women’s soccer team plan to take a knee before kickoff at the Tokyo OlympicsJULY 15, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Brazil great Zico celebrates Tokyo torch relay, blasts Rio's
Brazil soccer great Zico has blasted organizers of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after carrying the torch for the Tokyo GamesJULY 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Clash with European season creates Olympic soccer headache
Often soccer is the event that connects an Olympic host city with the rest of the nation, but the sport could be a source of trepidation rather than excitement in JapanJULY 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
