Soccer

The first round of group stage action has been completed in the 2019 Women’s World Cup and while there were some blowouts, there were also surprises.

Thailand was never a real threat to the U.S. national team. Even so, the three-time Women's World Cup champions had no desire to go easy on a lesser opponent.

Joao Felix, who has been called Ronaldo's successor, made his international debut, but it was Ronaldo who scored the hat trick that gave Portugal a 3-1 win over Switzerland.

Chad Marshall announced his retirement due to injury, bringing an end to a 16-year career that included stints with the Columbus Crew and Seattle Sounders.

Israel Luna scored the tiebreaking goal in the 108th minute, and Mexico beat the United States 2-1 to win its fourth straight CONCACAF Under-17 Championship.

Josef Martinez scored in the 29th minute and Atlanta United won its fifth straight game by shutout, beating the Vancouver Whitecaps 1-0 Wednesday night.

Raul Ruidiaz and Handwalla Bwana lead Seattle to a 2-1 win over Orlando City SC on Wednesday night. The Sounders stretched their unbeaten streak to five games.

The U.S. Soccer Federation has formally denied allegations of gender discrimination made by players of the U.S. women's national team.

Kelvin Leerdam and Shipp scored in a two-minute span midway through the second half as Seattle rallied from a two-goal deficit to tie the San Jose Earthquakes, 2-2.

Carlos Vela scored two goals, Mark-Anthony Kaye had three assists and Los Angeles FC beat Seattle 4-1 on Sunday to hand the Sounders' their first loss of the season.