Spain's players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Women's World Cup final match between Spain and England at Stadium Australia in Sydney on Aug. 20, 2023.
Saeed Khan AFP via Getty Images/TNSLOS ANGELES � The Women's World Cup will expand to 48 teams and 104 games in 2031, making it the largest and longest women's tournament in history, FIFA announced Friday. The event is widely expected to be held in the U.S., the only country to bid for the rights to the competition.
FIFA is scheduled to announce a host country next summer.
The Flagstaff Eagles girls soccer team won its home opener, 2-1, in double overtime against the Arcadia Titans on Thursday at Flagstaff High School. Read moreFlagstaff girls soccer wins home opener 2-1 against Arcadia in extra minutes
Several local Little League baseball teams are continuing their journeys through their respective District 1 tournaments, attempting to earn berths into state tournaments. Read moreLOCAL ROUNDUP: Area Little League teams continue district tourney play
A key contributor to this success was center back Michael Nielsen, who has been awarded the title of the Arizona Daily Sun Boys Soccer Athlete of the Year. Read moreFlagstaff High School's Nielsen named Daily Sun's soccer athlete of the year
The Coconino girls soccer team’s 2022-23 season was difficult. The Panthers had some success, but a couple factors -- including record snowfall -- made the campaign harder than it needed to be. Read moreCoconino girls soccer 'not putting a limit' on goals for 2023-24
The Northern Arizona women’s soccer team kept its season alive Wednesday with a 3-0 win over Sacramento State in the first round of the Big Sky Championships at Lumberjack Stadium. Read moreNAU soccer advances to conference semifinal with 3-0 win over Sacramento State
Keegan Knott is already earning accolades on the international stage. Read moreNAU ROUNDUP: Swimmer Keegan Knott named to USA 2023 Parapan American Games squad
The Lumberjacks swept the team and individual races in Charlottesville on Saturday. Read moreNAU ROUNDUP: Cross country sweeps team, individual titles in championship course preview
Kickoff between the Lumberjacks and Lions is set for 1 p.m. at Lumberjack Stadium. Read moreLumberjacks performing well ahead of conference play
Northern Arizona women's soccer team picked up its first win over a Pac-12 opponent since 2001 Thursday, defeating Oregon 3-2 at Lumberjack Stadium. Read moreNAU ROUNDUP: Women's soccer defeats Oregon at home
The 2023 Women’s World Cup will feature a record number of athletes competing who are openly LGBTQ+. Read moreRecord Number Of LGBTQ+ Athletes To Play In Women’s World Cup
Jesús Ferreira became the first American to score international hat tricks in consecutive games, and the United States advanced to the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals with a 6-0 rout of Trinidad and Tobago. Ferreira scored in the 14th and 38th minutes, then converted a penalty kick in the third minute of first-half stoppage time. Read moreFerreira 1st American with back-to-back international hat tricks, US advances in Gold Cup
The anti-discrimination “One Love� captain’s armband denied to teams at the men’s World Cup in Qatar will be worn at the Women’s World Cup next month in an amended version now approved by soccer authorities. FIFA has unveiled eight armbands. Captains of the 32 teams can choose to wear them in Australia and New Zealand during the tournament slated to run from July 20-Aug. 20. Read moreFIFA allows anti-discrimination captain's armbands at Women's World Cup
Canada will be one of the teams to beat at the Women's World Cup after winning a gold medal two years ago at the Tokyo Olympics. But there's ongoing drama surrounding the players and their federation back home. The Canadian women's team is seeking equal pay to the men's team and players have been negotiating a new contract with Canada Soccer for more than a year. The team says it was told that funding issues meant players wouldn't have any send-off matches in Canada ahead of the tournament in Australia and New Zealand. Read moreCanada heads to Women's World Cup, but contract unsettled at home
The United States heads into the Women's World Cup with a formidable group of wily veterans and eager newcomers. The question is, will it be enough for the team to lift international soccer's most prestigious trophy again? The United States has won the last two Women's World Cups and the goal is to three-peat. But American dominance in women's soccer isn't assured anymore. Teams like England and France have caught up, Germany and Sweden remain strong, and then there's rival Canada, which won gold at the last Olympics. Read moreUS women may be vulnerable at World Cup
Recent Stanley Cup champions Alex Killorn, J.T. Compher and Ivan Barbashev are among the top players to watch when NHL free agency begins Saturday. The crop of available forwards also includes three-time Cup winner Patrick Kane coming off hip surgery and former Chicago teammate Jonathan Toews. Veterans Frederik Andersen and Tristan Jarry headline an unusually intriguing class of free agent goaltenders. 2018 Cup champion Dmitry Orlov is the best defenseman available after an impressive showing with Boston following the trade deadline. Read moreAlex Killorn, J.T. Compher and Patrick Kane are among the NHL free agents to watch
There's a youth movement going on in the National Women's Soccer League. Eighteen-year-old Alyssa Thompson was the No. 1 overall draft pick in the league right out of high school. She's so talented she earned a spot on the U.S. team that will play in this summer's World Cup. A change in league rules also paved the way for two 15-year-olds to launch pro careers. Olivia Moultrie of the Portland Thorns was the trailblazer for the movement when she successfully sued the league in 2021 to play before she was 18. Read moreNWSL experiencing youth movement as teenagers take the field
The United States' Alex Morgan plays during the first half of an April 11 international friendly match against Ireland in St. Louis. Read moreWWCup US Roster Soccer
Tampa Bay Lightning's Alex Killorn skates with the puck against the Carolina Hurricanes during the first period of a March 5 game in Raleigh, N.C. Read moreFree Agency Players To Watch Hockey
Colorado Avalanche left wing J.T. Compher is shown in a Jan. 14 file photo in Denver. Read moreFree Agency Players To Watch Hockey
Ivan Barbashev, shown in this Jan. 28 file photo with the St. Louis Blues, is at the top of the free agent class after winning the Stanley Cup with the Vegas Golden Knights. Read moreFree Agency Players To Watch Hockey
OL Reign defender Sofia Huerta, left, fouls Portland Thorns midfielder Olivia Moultrie, center, during the first half of a June 3 NWSL match in Seattle. Read moreNWSL Thorns Reign Soccer
Alyssa Thompson speaks to reporters during Tuesday's 2023 Women's World Cup media day for the United States Women's National Team in Carson, Calif. Read moreSoccer WWCup United States
Megan Rapinoe's role is changing as the United States prepares for the Women's World Cup. The outspoken 37-year-old known for her Easter egg hair colors and the iconic victory pose she struck at the 2019 World Cup is the oldest player on the team now, so change was inevitable heading into the tournament that opens next month in Australia and New Zealand. Rapinoe has been nursing an apparent calf injury she suffered on June 10 while playing for her club team in the National Women's Soccer League. But she's not expecting it to hold her back. Read moreRapinoe's role evolving as US preps to defend Women's World Cup title
Reigning league MVP Hany Mukhtar and teammate Walker Zimmerman from Nashville, LAFC scoring leader Dénis Bouanga and top newcomer Giorgos Giakoumakis highlight the 26-player roster for the Major League Soccer All-Star Game. The MLS All-Stars announced Tuesday will face Premier League powerhouse Arsenal on July 19 in Washington. FC Cincinnati has the most selections of any club with three. They are midfielder Luciano Acosta and defenders Ãlvaro Barreal and Matt Miazga. Read moreReigning MVP Mukhtar highlights MLS All-Star roster
Megan Rapinoe speaks to reporters during the 2023 Women's World Cup media day for the United States Women's National Team Tuesday in Carson, Calif. Read moreSoccer WWCup United States
Los Angeles FC forward Denis Bouanga, left, celebrates with forward Carlos Vela after scoring during the first half of Saturday's MLS match against the Vancouver Whitecaps in Los Angeles. Read moreMLS Whitecaps LAFC Soccer
Teammates toss water into the face of Nashville SC midfielder Hany Mukhtar after their 3-1 win against the Columbus Crew after a May 28 MLS match in Nashville, Tenn. Read moreMLS Crew Nashville Soccer
Staff at the Fiorito restaurant hold an Argentinian flag as they pose for a photograph taken by a colleague in front of a mural of Lionel Messi, June 7, in Miami. Read moreMessi Future Soccer
Lionel Messi announced that he was joining Inter Miami in a move that stunned the soccer world and will bring the sport's biggest face to the United States and Miami, where enthusiasm for the sport has been growing over the years. He is expected to make his Inter Miami debut at a July 21 home game against Cruz Azul in the Leagues Cup, and the building anticipation has been evident in a boost in ticket sales to Inter Miami's games. Read moreTicket sales, anticipation high ahead of Messi's arrival at Inter Miami
Marta has won the world player of the year award six times but has never won the Women's World Cup in five previous attempts with Brazil. That's something she and the team want to change. The 37-year-old forward has been recovering from a knee injury but is expected to play a role in Brazil's bid for the title at the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Read moreBrazil aims high at Women's World Cup
Brazil forward Marta controls the ball during the second half of a SheBelieves Cup match against Japan, Feb. 16, in Orlando, Fla. Read moreSoccer WWC Team Preview Brazil
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