Burgundy Wave: Covering Colorado Soccer since July 2010.
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Team USA Knocked Around By Portugal: Limp Into Round of 16
AUKLAND – The United States Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT) faced a valiant opponent in Portugal yesterday evening in Auckland, New Zealand. The Selecรงรฃo das Quinas came out with a game plan to first stifle the United States attack, then outright dethrone them. And only the diameter of a goal post saved the United States…
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Pedro Raul Scissor Kick: Toluca Cuts Colorado Rapids Leagues Cup Short
COMMERCE CITY – The Colorado Rapids hosted Toluca FC in the final group stage game of the 2023 Leagues Cup on Monday night. The start was delayed due to lightning. It didn’t matter as the Rapids were bad and lost 4-1. The match was delayed by two hours due to lightning in the area. Lightning…
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Women’s World Cup Match Three Preview:ย USWNT vs Portugalย
AUCKLAND – The United States Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT) is primed to play with Portugal tomorrow here in Auckland. Today they will complete their final training session in Waitekere Stadium. Should the U.S. finish in first place of their group (Group E), they will play the second place finisher in Group G. In the…
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Podcast: Rapids Toluca Leagues Cup Preview
PODCAST – Hello Rapids fans! This week, Red solo pods for Holding The High Line with Rapids Toluca coming on Monday. He discusses Leagues Cup with the Colorado Rapids losing to Nashville SC followed by Toluca winning in Nashville. He discusses both games, expectations for Monday, and the possible tie-breaker scenarios. Apologies in advance for…
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USWNT Portugal Preview: All Hands on Deck, Need Decisive Victory
AUKLAND – It seems like everyone here in the land of Down Under doing their math on the back of paper napkins. All sorts of scenarios for Group E are be sketched out. With the 1-1 outcome with the Netherlands the United States Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT) remains in first place in Group E,…
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Lindsey Horan Scores and Roars: Lady Yanks Earn Draw With Dogged Dutch
WELLINGTON – The United States Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT) were down-right lucky to get out of Wellington “Cake Tin” multi-purpose stadium with a tie yesterday afternoon.ย They needed every ounce of strength and fortitude to overcome an Oranje wave that almost wash the Lady Yanks out to sea. Apparently, the Dutch took diligent notes on…
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Lady Yanks Touch Down in Wellington and Gear up to Tussle With the Dutch
Wellington – Burgundy Wave is anticipating another up-and-down and sideline-to-sideline duel between two international football rivals. FIFA 9th ranked Netherlands and 1st ranked United States are set to play tonight in Wellington, New Zealand’s oval-bowl Sky Stadium. The impressive bay side venue is complete with an enormous pattern that depicts Tangaroa, the guardian of all…
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Different Competition, Same Rapids: Nashville 2-1 Colorado
Colorado entered Sunday night with hopes of turning around their season with a good showing in the Leagues Cup. A 2-1 loss certainly hinders that goal. Although at times dominant, the Rapids were taught a lesson in finishing by Hany Mukhtar. The German star took less than two minutes after coming on to open the…
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Coloradan’s Sophia Smith Brace and Lindsey Horan Goal Raise the Roof in USWNT World Cup Opener
AUKLAND – Windsor, Colorado’s Sophia Smith became the second youngest senior United States Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT) player to score multiple goals in a World Cup Game. Golden’s Lindsey Horan scored her third career World Cup goal, and that was all that was needed for the Lady Yanks to defeat Vietnam, 3-O, in their…
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All Eyes on the Yanks: USWNT Vietnam Preview as the Champs Begin WWC Journey
AUKLAND – The United States Women’s National Team are about to officially kick off their defense of the FIFA World Cup championshipย at Eden Park in Auckland/Tฤmaki Makaurau against Vietnam. The USWNT’s goal is to win the tournament and the first three-peat in World Cup history. The match is the very first meeting between the two…
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