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Australia’s golden girl Sam Kerr was forced to defend her sexuality online after she was attacked with a homophobic slur on Twitter just moments after helping the Matildas beat Brazil in the World Cup. Instead of celebrating the side’s 3-2 win, the 25-year-old striker was dealing with a vile post by anonymous user EnemyOne who …

The buzz: Japan, the reigning Asian champion, made it to the finals of the last two Women’s World Cups, beating the U.S. in 2011 and losing to the Americans in 2015. This is a new team with a new coach. Asako Takakura, the first woman to manage the national team, has returned just five of …

France’s Eugenie Le Sommer scores the opening goal of the 2019 World Cup. (Francois Mori/Associated Press) Steven Goff Reporter covering soccer (D.C. United, MLS, U.S. national teams, World Cup), plus some college basketball. June 8 at 6:13 PM The United States is a slight favorite to defend its world championship in the tournament that began …