Former champions Norway and Sweden are joined by rising force Spain and debutants Switzerland in Pot 2 for Tuesday's UEFA Women's EURO 2017 draw. We profile the quartet.Pots in full (draw streamed live at 17:30CET on Tuesday from Rotterdam)Pot 1: Netherlands (hosts, in Group A), Germany (holders), France, EnglandPot 2: Norway, Sweden, Spain, SwitzerlandPot 3: Italy, Iceland, Scotland, DenmarkPot 4: Austria, Belgium, Russia, PortugalNorway2013: Runners-up... UEFA.com - News
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LIVE: Women’s Champions League round of 32
The UEFA Women's Champions League comprises a qualifying group stage, four rounds of two-legged knockout ties and a one-off final.Qualifying roundThe lower-ranked champion clubs compete in four-team, one-venue mini-tournaments hosted by one of the participants.Knockout phaseThe qualifying round winners join the teams given a bye past that stage in the round of 32. From here on the competition consists of two-legged knockout ties, continuing with the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals played over two legs. If scores are level after 90 or 120 minutes of the second leg, the team with the most away goals wins, otherwise a pena... UEFA.com - News
Portugal at home first against Romania in Women’s EURO play-off
Portugal will be at home in the first leg of their UEFA Women's EURO 2017 play-off with Romania after the draw was made today in Nyon.Both sides are seeking a major tournament debut after finishing second in their qualifying groups but not ending among the six runners-up with the best record against the top four in their respective sections.The play-off will be held over two legs between 17 and 25 October, with the final tournament draw taking place in Rotterdam on 8 November. The finals in the Netherlands run from 16 July to 6 August.Already qualified: Netherlands (hosts), Germany (holders), Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England, France, Iceland, Italy,... UEFA.com - News
Sweden qualify for Women’s EURO: who can join them
The last UEFA Women's EURO 2017 qualifying group stage games are beiong played and on Thursday, Sweden joined the seven teams previously confirmed of places in the Netherlands with seven to join them by Tuesday and two more to be confirmed in October's play-off. We explains who needs what to book qualification regardless of results in other groups.Qualified: Netherlands (hosts), Germany (holders), England, France, Norway, Spain, Sweden, SwitzerlandConfirmed at least play-off: Iceland, Scotland, Romania, Denmark, Russia, Belgium, AustriaCan still qualify: Finland, Portugal, Italy, Czech Republic, Northern Ireland•... UEFA.com - News
Meet the UEFA Women’s Champions League contenders
Seeded clubs:Lyon (FRA, holders)• Round of 32 record (round introduced in 2009/10): W7 L0• Best performance: winners (2011, 2012, 2016)Won their third European title last season, one behind FFC Frankfurt’s record. Their summer arrivals include Dzsenifer Marozsán, Caroline Seger, Jessica Houara-d'Hommeaux and Kheira Hamraoui after the departures of Amandine Henry and Lotta Schelin, plus Louisa Necib's retirement and on Wednesday signed New Zealand goalkeeper Erin Nayler.
Women’s Champions League knockout seedings
Holders Lyon and the side they beat in last season's final, Wolfsburg, are among the 16 seeds in the UEFA Women's Champions League round of 32 draw at 13:30CET on Thursday, streamed live on UEFA.comNine teams came through the qualifying round last week to join the 23 given byes to this stage. Teams entering in the knockout phase include three-time winners Lyon, twice champions Wolfsburg and former finalists Paris Saint-Germain, Zvezda-2005 and Fortuna Hjørring.However, English title-holders Chelsea and current leaders Manchester City, one of ? debutants in the draw, will be unseeded. Chelsea, who could face rematches with either of the teams they played last season – Gla... UEFA.com - News
USA-Colombia Live: Olympic Women’s Soccer Score, Highlights, Analysis
5:45 p.m.: Here are the starting lineups: United States Colombia 5:30 p.m. ET: The United States women’s national soccer team’s quest for Olympic gold winds through the jungle for a meeting with Colombia. Team USA and Colombia face off Tuesday at Amazonia Arena in Manaus, Brazil, in the third and final game of the preliminary round. The U.S. already has qualified for the quarterfinals of the women’s soccer tournament at the 2016 Olympic games thanks to wins over New Zealand and France. USA can claim the top spot in Group G with a win or a draw against Colombia.... NESN.com