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Longtime USWNT star Tobin Heath retires from professional soccer
Heath has played for the USWNT since 2008.
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USWNT opens Women’s World Cup today vs. Australia (7:30 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1)
The U.S. Women's National Team will begin its quest for a third title when it opens the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup on Monday, June 8, against Australia at Winnipeg Stadium in Winnipeg, Canada.

As USWNT leave for Winnipeg and Women’s World Cup, many questions remain
We’re now less than a week out from the start of the Women’s World Cup. Unfortunately, writes Mark Shawhan, as anybody who watched this weekend’s goalless sendoff draw with South Korea could tell you, the U.S. Women’s National Team heads off to Winnipeg and a June 8 date with Australia with many unanswered questions.

USWNT plays Korea Republic to scoreless draw in World Cup send-off
Before a sellout crowd of 26,467 at Red Bull Arena, the U.S. Women's National Team played the Korea Republic to a 0-0 draw in its final game of the Send-Off Series before departing to Canada for the start of the 2015FIFA Women's World Cup.

FIFA 16 video game to feature women for first time in franchise history
Electronic Arts Inc. has announced that EA SPORTS FIFA 16 will feature 12 Women’s National Teams for the first time in franchise history when it launches starting on September 22, 2015 in North America.

Natural, or AstroTurf? How Abby Wambach gave Scotts Lawn Care publicity both paid and priceless
It was another jab at FIFA’s bullheaded refusal to allow even a single blade of natural grass at the 2015 Women’s World Cup. In an interview released May 6, Abby Wambach revealed to ESPN’s Julie Foudy that a grass-care company had offered to install grass fields at all six of Canada’s venues this summer, free of charge, only to be rebuffed by FIFA as it fought off a legal action by Wambach and other players to force the issue. But why did Wambach announce this news months after it could've helped her cause? Soccer Wire's Charles Boehm digs into Wambach's newest, and perhap cleverest, marketing deal.

Leroux, Wambach power USWNT to 5-1 Send-Off Series victory against Mexico
Sydney Leroux and Abby Wambach led the way as the U.S. Women's National Team defeated Mexico 5-1 in the second of its three-game Send-Off Series matches ahead of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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Raising Tomorrow’s Champions: Joanna Lohman, Paul Tukey pen road map for USWNT dreamers
Review of Joanna Lohman and Paul Tukey's book.
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