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AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — After an early exit from the Olympics two years ago on home soil, the Japanese have rebuilt, hired a new coach and focused on
7.4k shares Victory in the final over Barcelona in Gothenburg on May 16 would be immensely well timed, with the British domestic game on the cusp of the vastly increased profile that next season's Sky and BBC WSL TV deal will bring. But the technical excellence of the football - matching the Premier League, as this Chelsea team have often done this season - was testament to levels the women's game has reached, not just where it is going. The game had been played on a relentless edge, with Bayern's counter-attacking a source of constant jeopardy, before Pernille Harder made the critical brea...