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Luton Town’s rise to the world’s richest soccer league proves England’s fabled merit system still works. What happens next may show that it does not.

Salma Paralluelo’s goal in extra time delivered a victory over the Netherlands and a date with the Japan-Sweden winner.

The idea that the United States was eliminated from the Women’s World Cup by a millimeter is an illusion. Denying that will only guarantee more...

A goal in each half delivered victory, and a date with Spain. But a South Africa striker made the day as difficult as possible.

After 48 games, half of the teams have been sent home. And yet it feels as if the field of potential winners is bigger than...

A failed rebellion against Coach Jorge Vilda ended with a dozen players dropped for the Women’s World Cup. Those who remain might be good enough...

Expanding the Women’s World Cup was a good idea. Just not for the reasons FIFA thinks.

The Argentine star’s signing is seen as a way to push soccer into the American mainstream. But it’s already there.

Sam Kerr is the face of the World Cup. She has the weight of a nation on her shoulders. She does not seem to have...

The World Cup is missing some of the sport’s biggest stars because of a knee injury epidemic. No one can say for sure why it’s...