Under 20 CANWNT News
- CONCACAF U20 Qualifying Championship started December 9th:
- Canada finished the group stage with a perfect 9 points
- Group stage matches included:
- Canada 2 – 0 Trinidad and Tobago (video highlights & CONCACAF Flash Zone interviews)
- Canada 7 – 0 Jamaica (video highlights & CONCACAF Flash Zone interviews)
- Canada 2 – 0 Honduras (video highlights & CONCACAF Flash Zone interviews)
- Semi-final match: Canada played against Mexico in semi-final. The match went to penalty kicks after 120 mins of play. Canada prevailed in penalty kicks 5 – 4 over Mexico (video highlights & CONCACAF Flash Zone interviews)
- Final match: Despite having already qualified for the U20 Women’s World Cup, Canada’s U20 team faced USA in the final for the Qualifying Championship final match. USA beat Canada 1 – 0 (video highlights)
- More U20 Qualifying Championship results, video highlights, and photo gallery
CANWNT News
- 2015 International Tournament of Natal began December 9th. The squad travelling to Natal was announced
- Canada beat Mexico 3 – 0
- Christine Sinclair scored two goal in match against Mexico. She scored her 156th and 157th international career goals putting her one goal away from Mia Hamm’s record (post match comments & highlights video)
- Canada beat Trinidad and Tobago 4 – 0. Christine Sinclair scored, tying Mia Hamm’s record (video highlights)
- Canada lost against hosts Brazil 2 – 1 in final group match game (post match comments video)
- Canada faces hosts Brazil in Natal 2015 final. Brazil beat Canada 3 – 1 (video highlights)
- Canada takes second in Natal tournament
- Kadeisha Buchanan named Canadian women’s soccer player of the year
- Kadeisha Buchanan is one of three Hermann finalists
- Rebecca Quinn ready to make her mark with Canada
International Football News
- USWNT played several friendlies in December, scores below:
- US 6 – 0 Trinidad and Tobago – Dec 10th (video highlights, entire match)
- US 2 – 0 China – Dec 13 (video highlights, entire match)
- US 0 – 1 China – Dec 16
- Marta becomes Brazil’s highest goal scorer beating Pelé’s record. Marta has now scored 100 international goals
- Schedule set for AFC Qualification Tournament for Women’s Olympics games Rio 2016
- FIFA released the latest Women’s World Rankings
- United Women’s Soccer to form national pro-am soccer league in 2016 across USA and Canada
- Carli Lloyd voted 2015 US Soccer female player of the year
- USWNT’s Abby Wambach retires in front of record crowd in New Orleans (photo gallery)
- Abby Wambach’s departing message
- Homare Sawa announces her retirement
- Algarve Cup 2016 groups announced
NWSL News
- Lori Chalupny announces retirement from pro soccer and is named Maryville University’s head coach designate for 2018
- Khano Smith joins Orlando Pride’s coaching staff
- Orlando Pride signs Monica Hickmann Alves, Steph Catley, Rebecca Edwards and Kristen Edmonds
- Portland Thorns acquire goalkeeper Adrianna Franch
- Chicago Red Stars to play 2016 home games at Toyota Park – where they played during WPS in 2009 and 2010. The Red Stars have been playing at Benedictine University since 2011
- Western New York Flash acquire 2016 and 2017 draft picks from Orlando Pride
- Sale of Houston Dash & Dynamo complete
- NWSL hopes to have 14 teams by 2020
Other League and Tournament News
- Westfield W-League Fixtures and Results for December 11 – 13
- Worldwide women’s midweek fixtures December 7 – 11
- Worldwide women’s weekend fixtures December 12 – 13
- Westfield W-League Fixtures and Results for December 18 – 20
- Worldwide women’s midweek fixtures December 14 – 18
- Worldwide women’s weekend fixtures December 19 – 20
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