PARIS – Alyssa Naeher might as well change the nickname on her Wikipedia page to “Captain America” or “Secretary of Defense." Even before that, Naeher was a hero to her younger teammates on a retooled ...

The U.S. women's national team is in London, where a crowd of over 80,000 is expected to see the Olympic gold medalists — including goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, who this week announced plans to retire ...

Change was always inevitable for the U.S. women’s national soccer team. Nothing can stay the same for too long. Not winning. Not losing. Over the past eight years, the U.S. learned this lesson the ...

PARIS — U.S. women’s national team defender Naomi Girma always runs to her goalkeeper, Alyssa Naeher, after the final whistle of a win. Saturday night was no different, even as this one had resulted ...

After two World Cup championships and two Olympic medals, United States Women's National Team goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher is retiring from international football. The USWNT announced the news on Monday, ...

After her heartbreaking exit from the Tokyo Olympics, Alyssa Naeher is back with the U.S. women’s national team. Naeher, who was knocked out of the Summer Games by a hyperextended right knee and a ...

The first thing you need to know about Alyssa Naeher? She achieved her, um, goal of becoming a professional soccer player in a big way. The Olympian, who was born on April 20, 1988, became the ...

Mallory Swanson loves to talk, always has a twinkle in her eye and doesn’t so much walk as she does skip. Alyssa Naeher has none of those traits. In fact, she and Swanson are as different as fire and ...

The U.S. women's national team used to have the best goalkeeper in the world. At the last World Cup, which the Americans won, it was Hope Solo. Before Solo took over and set a world shutout record, it ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Chicago goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher scored her first National Women's Soccer League goal in the final moments of stoppage time as the Chicago Stars pulled into a 3-3 draw with the Seattle ...

Alyssa Naeher is slowly becoming a household name in the same way her predecessor in the net once was. Although she may not be the hero-type of goalkeeper that Hope Solo was, she’s become a huge part ...

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