Olga Carmona learned after the World Cup final, in which she scored the ... a red shirt on which she'd written, "Merchi." The Spain captain said after the game the dedication was to a friend's ...

Spain skipper Olga Carmona has dedicated her World Cup triumph to her late father after firing the nation to victory over England. The 23-year-old learned that her father had died after scoring ...

including a quarterfinal win over Spain. But three of the team's best players, captain Leah Williamson, Fran Kirby and Beth Mead, all had knee injuries that kept them off the World Cup squad ...

Replaced as captain by Diego Maradona ahead of the 1986 World Cup, Passarella did not play a ... Iker Casillas captained Spain through their golden era between 2008 and 2012, winning back-to ...

SYDNEY — This unpredictable orchid of a World Cup, so rich in ... here to remain,” said captain Olga Carmona, whose 29th-minute goal wound up standing up. “In Spain,” Manager Jorge Vilda ...

PHOTOS: Spain wins its first Women's World Cup title, beating England 1-0 in the final “At first you feel like you failed with not winning,” England captain Millie Bright said. “I think in a ...

SYDNEY -- Spain celebrated its first Women's World Cup trophy Sunday after an impressive ... "At first you feel like you failed with not winning," England captain Millie Bright said.

England captain Millie Bright cut a disappointed figure after the Lionesses lost the Women’s World Cup final, saying that the defeat to Spain is “really hard to take.” “We gave everything ...