U.S. women's national team veteran midfielder Rose Lavelle talks about her reading habits during major tournaments and the playing field at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

World Cup winner Esther González scored the go-ahead goal on a header in first-half stoppage time and Gotham FC survived a wild finish to beat OL Reign 2-1 in the National Women’s Soccer League championship match.

Megan Rapinoe of the OL Reign suffered a non-contact injury to her right leg early in the NWSL championship match and needed assistance as she hobbled off the field in the last match of her storied career.

Frequent rivals Sweden and the United States will meet once again at the Women’s World Cup, but this time it is decidedly different.

The United States is clearly not the dominant team that won the 2019 Women’s World Cup.

The two-time reigning champion United States came within inches of Women’s World Cup elimination, but Portugal’s late near-miss helped the Americans avoid the biggest upset in tournament history.

Megan Rapinoe is adjusting to her new role at the Women’s World Cup, even if it means she’s not on the field as much as she’d like to be.

Savannah DeMelo was a surprise addition to the U.S. roster for the Women's World Cup because she had never played for the national team.

Rose Lavelle says she hopes she’s a smarter player in the years since she was a breakout star for the U.S. in the 2019 Women’s World Cup final against the Netherlands.

The Women’s World Cup is right around the corner, and the United States Women’s National Team is ready to bring home their fifth title, and third trophy in a row.

Megan Rapinoe’s role is changing as the United States prepares for the Women’s World Cup.

We officially know the 23 players who will represent the United States in this summer’s FIFA World Cup.

The United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) is looking to win the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the third time in a row, and head coach Vlatko Andonovski has some tough choices to make when it comes to roster selection.

Representatives for the men’s and women’s U.S. national teams signed their historic collective bargaining agreements with U.S. Soccer, formally closing a long and acrimonious fight over equal pay.

The U.S. women's national soccer team has a new look with young talent, and coach Vlatko Andonovski has tweaked its traditional straightforward and speedy attack to take a more nuanced approach.

Australia and New Zealand will each stage 24 games in the group stage when the countries host the Women’s World Cup for the first time in 2023.

The United States women's soccer team has been kept off the scoreboard in two matches, and now needs to beat a dangerous Netherlands team to keep its medal hopes in tact.

The United States women’s soccer team returned to its usual winning ways Saturday, notching a 6-1 victory against New Zealand.

AdNichelle Prince had a pair of good chances for Canada early in the second half but couldn't convert. "We created some good opportunities after a good build-up, or we were able to break them down with good creativity. The United States will be seeking its fifth gold medal in seven Olympic tournaments. The United States improved its record in the series to 51-3-7. Earlier Thursday, Brazil defeated Argentina 4-1 in the tournament's opening match.

U.S. Women's Soccer player Rose Lavelle is having the best week ever, and it just got better after the elementary school she went to as a child shared a photo of her Lavelle dressed up as Mia Hamm for a school project. "Today, this amazing woman won her own gold medal, wearing the number 16, as part of the United States National Women's Team." It's not surprising Lavelle dressed as soccer hero Hamm when she was younger. Hamm was one of the biggest stars of the women's soccer team in the '90s and helped the team win its first two World Cup titles. Related Headlines:US wins Women's World Cup thanks to Rapinoe, Lavelle goalsWhy is U.S. so good in women's soccer, but not in men's?

(CNN) - The Women's World Cup may be over for another four years, but the breakthrough tournament of one young US star already has fans excited about the future. Just four years ago, the slight Washington Spirit star was watching some of her now teammates lift the World Cup from a pizza shop as an amateur footballer. Not many players in the world will have enjoyed such a meteoric rise -- from World Cup final pizza parties to World Cup final winner. Last month US Soccer and USWNT agreed to enter mediation after the World Cup was over. "Psssh, I'm not going to the f*****g White House," she told a reporter last month, after being asked if she was excited about visiting should the US win the World Cup.