The United States remain at the top of the FIFA women's rankings after winning the SheBelieves Cup as England moved ahead of Germany into second place.

The Americans went unbeaten in the four-team round-robin tournament they hosted this month.

England, who lost the final game 1-0 to the U.S., were runners-up and climbed one place in the rankings released Friday.

It was the first tournament for Phil Neville, who was appointed England coach in late January.

Germany dropped to No. 3 after a last-place...

Phil Neville admitted England Women were "beaten by the better team" in a 1-0 loss to the United States but challenged his players to learn from the experience.

Karen Bardsley's own goal condemned England to defeat in Orlando, in a match where a draw would have seen them win the SheBelieves Cup for the first time.

"There is no doubt we were beaten by the better team. I think the positive we can take is from that last 20 to 25 minutes," Neville said in comments reported by Sky Sports.

"It seemed...

England women's national team coach Phil Neville says his players have lost the "fear factor" of facing the United States as they prepare for their decisive SheBelieves Cup match.

England can win the four-team round-robin tournament if they secure a draw against the host nation in Orlando on Wednesday, having already beaten France and drawn with Germany in Neville's first matches at the helm.

And Neville believes that the increased numbers of English and Americans joining clubs in each others' professional...

ORLANDO - On the day he was elected U.S. Soccer Federation president, Carlos Cordeiro said it was a "true honor" to have won the support of the voters, and that plans to use his experience to "hit the ground running."

Cordeiro prevailed over the course of the three rounds, and used his support from the Athlete Council to be the leading vote getter throughout, and obtain 68.6 percent of the vote in the final round. In an election whose tenor was borderline toxic at times, Cordeiro is well aware of...

ORLANDO -- In the wake of Carlos Cordeiro's election as U.S. Soccer Federation president, Hope Solo has said she is "very disappointed" in the Athlete Council that helped propel him to victory, adding that the group failed many of its constituents in America.

Cordeiro survived an election with seven other candidates and three ballots to finally accumulate 68.6 percent of the vote in the final round.

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