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In this July 21, 2019, photo, a sign that reads &quot;Anti-Facist Always Seattle Anti-Racist&quot; is displayed in the supporters section during an MLS soccer match between the Seattle Sounders and the Portland Timbers in Seattle. Major League Soccer's new policy that bans political displays at matches is drawing attention in the Pacific Northwest, where supporters' culture is often intertwined with politics and social issues. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

MLS teams navigate new ‘no political display’ policy

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Soccer team has free speech, too

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

FILE - In this April 18, 2019 file photo Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber speaks at a news conference in Los Angeles. Garber's 20th anniversary as Major League Soccer's commissioner is Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019 and the league's challenge these days is growth and not survival, an upward trajectory that will be boosted when the U.S. co-hosts the World Cup in 2026. MLS has doubled in size to 24 teams under Garber's leadership, plays primarily in soccer specific stadiums and maintains an average attendance among the top 10 soccer leagues in the world. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo, file)

Garber’s 20 years as MLS commissioner time of huge growth

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

United States' Megan Rapinoe celebrates after scoring the opening goal from the penalty spot during the Women's World Cup final soccer match between the U.S. and The Netherlands at the Stade de Lyon in Decines, outside Lyon, France, Sunday, July 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

U.S. Soccer says women make more than men

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 7, 2019 file photo United States' team celebrates with the trophy after winning the Women's World Cup final soccer match between US and The Netherlands at the Stade de Lyon in Decines, outside Lyon, France. U.S. Soccer says the players on the World Cup champion women's national team were paid more than their male counterparts from 2010 through 2018. According to a letter released Monday, July 29, 2019 by U.S. Soccer President Carlos Cordeiro, the federation has paid out $34.1 million in salary and game bonuses to the women as opposed to $26.4 million paid to the men. Those figures do not include the benefits received only by the women, like health care. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, file)

US Soccer says women’s team has made more than the men

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

FIFA seeks business partner for transfer market claims

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Herricanes female football players hold reunion in Houston

By NICK POWELL - Associated Press

Natural turf is installed at Notre Dame Stadium in preparation for a professional soccer match in South Bend, Ind., Monday, July 15, 2019. Crews began unrolling large rolls of turf at the stadium Monday ahead of Friday's scheduled friendly matchup between Liverpool F.C. and Borussia Dortmund. (Santiago Flores/South Bend Tribune via AP)

Notre Dame Stadium getting natural turf for pro soccer match

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U.S. women's soccer team players Allie Long, left, Ashlyn Harris, center, and Megan Rapinoe celebrates during a ticker tape parade along the Canyon of Heroes, Wednesday, July 10, 2019, in New York. The U.S. national team beat the Netherlands 2-0 to capture a record fourth Women's World Cup title. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) **FILE**

Ashlyn Harris, U.S. women’s team goalie, blasts Christian player Jaelene Hinkle as ‘homophobic’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

United States' team celebrates with trophy after winning the Women's World Cup final soccer match between US and The Netherlands at the Stade de Lyon in Decines, outside Lyon, France, Sunday, July 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

EDITORIAL: Bad manners spoil a moment of triumph for the women’s World Cup team

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this combination of file photos Carli Lloyd smiles prior to the women's soccer World Cup France 2019 draw, in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris, on Dec. 8, 2018 and Jennifer Lopez attends the CFDA Fashion Awards at the Brooklyn Museum on June 3, 2019, in New York. Lloyd of the U.S. women's national soccer team celebrated her recent World Cup victory with a lap dance from J. Lo. Lopez pulled Lloyd from the audience to the stage at Madison Square Garden in New York on Friday, July 12, 2019, working her sensual moves on the soccer star. (AP Photo)

Carli Lloyd gets lap dance from Jennifer Lopez

By Mesfin Fekadu - Associated Press

In this combination of file photos Carli Lloyd smiles prior to the women's soccer World Cup France 2019 draw, in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris, on Dec. 8, 2018 and Jennifer Lopez attends the CFDA Fashion Awards at the Brooklyn Museum on June 3, 2019, in New York. Lloyd of the U.S. women's national soccer team celebrated her recent World Cup victory with a lap dance from J. Lo. Lopez pulled Lloyd from the audience to the stage at Madison Square Garden in New York on Friday, July 12, 2019, working her sensual moves on the soccer star. (AP Photo)

Soccer player celebrates World Cup win with dance from J. Lo

By MESFIN FEKADU - Associated Press

A worker hangs signs at City Hall one day ahead of a ticker-tape parade for the U.S. Women's World Cup winning team, Tuesday, July 9, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Fans celebrate World Cup champs, rally for equal pay

By ALI SWENSON - Associated Press

Jaelene Hinkle, a professional women's soccer player shown here in a 2018 CBN interview, famously refused to wear rainbox-colored jerseys in honor of LGBT Pride Month in a 2017 friendly match. Many observers believe Ms. Hinkle's faith-informed decision, considered by detractors to have been homophobic, was a factor in her not making the roster for the 2019 U.S. Women's National Team. (CBN.com screen capture)

Jaelene Hinkle’s World Cup snub sparks debate

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

U.S. women's soccer player Megan Rapinoe celebrates with the FIFA Women's World Cup trophy at City Hall after a ticker tape parade, Wednesday, July 10, 2019 in New York. The U.S. national team beat the Netherlands 2-0 to capture a record fourth Women's World Cup title. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Megan Rapinoe uses victory speech to promote unity: ‘Time to come together’

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

CORRECTS NICKNAME OF LOWER BROADWAY TO &quot;CANYON OF HEROES&quot;, INSTEAD OF CANYON OF CHAMPIONS - Flag-themed souvenirs are for sale on Broadway, also known as the &quot;Canyon of Heroes,&quot; along the parade route in lower Manhattan, one day ahead of a ticker-tape parade and City Hall ceremony for the four-time World Cup winning U.S. women's soccer team, Tuesday, July 9, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

The Latest: Soccer federation head: Women deserve fair pay

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United States women's soccer team member Megan Rapinoe holds the Women's World Cup trophy after arriving with teammates at Newark Liberty International Airport, Monday, July 8, 2019, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

LOVERRO: A World Cup title, served with a side of social guilt

By Thom Loverro

In this Feb. 27, 2019, file photo, USA head coach Jill Ellis looks on before the first half of SheBelieves Cup soccer match against Japan in Chester, Pa. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola, File)

Soccer sucks anyway

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Members of the panel on ABC's "The View" discuss U.S. women's soccer, July 8, 2019. (Image: ABC, "The View" screenshot)

Meghan McCain, ‘The View’ peers blame ‘straight sexism’ for smaller U.S. Women’s soccer payday

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

United States' Megan Rapinoe, center, celebrates team's victory with teammates after the Women's World Cup final soccer match between US and The Netherlands at the Stade de Lyon in Decines, outside Lyon, France, Sunday, July 7, 2019. US won 2:0. (AP Photo/David Vincent)

Nancy Pelosi invites women’s soccer team to U.S. Capitol after World Cup win

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times