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U.S. women’s national team stars Abby Wambach and Sydney Leroux were traded by their National Women’s Soccer League teams, the league announced Monday. The Western New York Flash acquired Leroux and defender Amanda Frisbie, while Seattle Reign FC get the rights to Wambach, midfielder Amber Brooks and the Flash’s 2016 first-round college …

The world’s all-time international leading goalscorer says she would swap all of her individual accolades to lift the World Cup with the USA this summer. Abby Wambach, a two-time Olympic gold medallist and former Fifa Player of the Year, will make this year’s World Cup in Canada  her last. …

Bill Simmons visits Abby Wambach and Alex Morgan as they train for the World Cup to discuss the evolution of women’s soccer, how playing many sports at a young age helped them excel in soccer, and what you can do to help them bring the World …

CONCACAF announced the awards for its top players on Tuesday morning, with American forward Abby Wambach bringing home Female Player of the Year honors. Wambach earned the edge over midfielder Shirley Cruz of Costa Rica and forward Charlyn Corral Mexico, who finished second and third, respectively. Last year, …

Next summer, the U.S. women’s national soccer team will take the international stage to compete for a World Cup title. And to ensure that the team has its greatest chance of winning in Canada, all-time goal scorer Abby Wambach is already preparing her head for play. Wambach, known …

USA forward Abby Wambach was named one of 10 nominees on the shortlist for the FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year award, the organization announced Friday. Wambach was the lone American among the nominees. No Americans were named to the shortlist for the women’s …

Abby Wambach scored in the 55th minute to help the United States beat Trinidad and Tobago, 1-0, in the team’s opening Women’s World Cup qualifying game in Kansas City, Kan. Wambach scored on a header off an Alex Morgan cross for her record-extending 169th international goal. …

EAST HARTFORD, CONN. — Abby Wambach is sitting on a silver bench, wearing sunglasses and workout clothes, watching the U.S. women’s national soccer team practice at Rentschler Field in East Hartford a day before the Americans play a June friendly against France. The session is open …

When Abby Wambach was just starting out with the United States women’s soccer team, Mia Hamm would tell her to just get to a spot in the box because that’s where Hamm was going to pass the ball. Usually, the rough-and-tumble young forward would run …

CARY, N.C. — Megan Rapinoe scored just three minutes into the game, and the United States got three goals in the second half to beat Switzerland 4-1 on Wednesday night. Carli Lloyd made a penalty kick early in the second half, Christen Press scored in …