Denmark cancels World Cup qualifier against Sweden
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A pay dispute involving the Danish women's national team has forced the country's soccer federation to cancel a World Cup qualifying match against Sweden. The DBU said Wednesday it has informed FIFA and "expects now a disciplinary decision," including being excluded from World Cup qualifying. The match had been scheduled for Friday in Goteborg. The federation had set a Wednesday morning deadline for the women's side to come back to the table. "Many things are dividing us," DBU spokesman Kim Hallberg told Denmark's TV2. In Sweden, the country's national soccer federation said its women would continue to prepare for the match hoping it would eventually take place. "It
USA Today'I want to push myself': Bill Hamid won't return to D.C. United
D.C. United goalkeeper Bill Hamid, the organization’s longest-serving player who rose from the academy ranks to a U.S. national team prospect, said Wednesday that he will not return to the club next season. Hamid’s contract expires this winter and, after weighing offers from United and exploring other opportunities, he told the Insider: “I want to push myself and see how far I can go because I know I have the work ethic and the hunger to take myself very far in this game. I know I can make it to the next level.” Hamid, who will turn 27 next month, declined to say where he is headed. The assumption, however, is that he plans to sign with a European club. He would not have to wait until the winter
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