
Carlos Cordeiro pips Hope Solo, others to be elected as President of United States Soccer Federation
Cordeiro, a Harvard-educated former investment banker, came through a crowded field of eight contenders to win on a third ballot at the USSF's annual meeting in Orlando.

United States Soccer Federation to vote for new president months after failure to qualify for 2018 FIFA World Cup
Four months after the United States' shock failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, the inquest into what went wrong continues to dog American soccer.

Hope Solo, former US football team goalkeeper, joins race for federation presidency
Former US women's national team goalkeeper Hope Solo joined the crowded race for the US Soccer Federation presidency on Thursday.

Former FIFA chief Sepp Blatter dismisses Hope Solo's sexual assault allegation as 'absurd'
Solo, a World Cup winner and two-time Olympic champion, made the allegations on the sidelines of the web summit being held in Lisbon.

USA's Hope Solo accuses ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter of 'groping her ass' at 2013 Ballon d'Or ceremony
Solo, her country's standout goalkeeper, claimed the 81-year-old Blatter pounced as she was about to present an award to her teammate Abby Wambach.

Ex US footballer Hope Solo seeks comeback overseas, hints at Sweden as possible destination
Hope Solo says she's received several offers to play overseas and could even continue her career, and claims her advocacy for equal pay irked the USSF.

Hope Solo slapped with a six-month ban for calling Swedish players "a bunch of cowards"
USA women's goalkeeper Hope Solo has been slapped with a six-month ban from the national team for her comments in which she called the Swedish players "a bunch of cowards"

Rio 2016 ‘Trollympics’: Shobhaa De, Vijay Goel, Ryan Lochte and others who made Olympics ‘memorable’
Athletes, officials, celebrities and even so called "celebrity writers" misfired in front of millions of spectators across the globe lending themselves to plenty of trolling by mere mortals of the Internet.

Best moments of Rio Olympics 2016, Day 7: From Singapore's first medal to USA's third defeat
All the best action in photos of the Day 7 of Rio Olympics.

Rio 2016: Usain Bolt readies for Olympic action as Michael Phelps takes his final bow
Swimming great Michael Phelps takes a final bow at the Olympics on Saturday while the Rio curtain rises on another legend as sprinter Usain Bolt guns for three golds.

Rio Olympics 2016: Brazilian fans boo US athletes over Zika comments
After months of dire predictions from abroad about the mosquito-borne Zika virus, some Brazilian fans are doing some stinging of their own: They're booing US athletes and taunting them over the fears that kept some competitors at home.

Rio Olympics 2016 football roundup: Carli Lloyd, Marta lead USA, Brazil into last eight
United States kept their quest for fourth straight women's football gold firmly on track when captain Carli Lloyd ensured a 1-0 victory over France to qualify for the quarter-finals.

No one considering 'cancelling the games': IOC medical chief Richard Budgett seeks to allay Zika fears
Seeking to allay fears over the Zika outbreak, the IOC medical director said "everything that can be done is being done" to combat the virus in Brazil and provide safe conditions for athletes at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro

Champions! Stars and stripes on top as US beat Japan 5-2 to win the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015
Photos from the FIFA Women's World Cup Final between US and Japan which the former won 5-2.

FIFA Women's World Cup: Favourites USA start off with comfortable win over Australia
Megan Rapinoe scored twice and the United States overcame early defensive shakiness to beat Australia 3-1 on Monday in their opening game at the Women's World Cup.