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☆ China Evergrande Must Be Liquidated, a Judge Said. What Happens Next?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Alexandra Stevenson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

After nearly two years of false starts, last-ditch proposals and pleas for more time, China Evergrande, a massive property company, has been ordered to dismantle itself. The worries in real estate, where most households put their savings, helped tip the economy into a downturn. The Evergrande bankruptcy will play out in Hong Kong and China. A Hong Kong judge, Linda Chan, on Monday ordered Evergrande’s liquidation and appointed Alvarez & Marsal, a firm that specializes in bankruptcy cases, to manage the unwinding. The firm’s role will be to help creditors — particularly overseas investors who made loans to Evergrande — get some of their money back.

Persons: Lehman, Linda Chan, Alvarez, —, Marsal Organizations: Lehman Brothers, U.S ., Hong, Marsal, Court, Alvarez Locations: China, U.S, Hong Kong, Beijing

HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court on Monday ordered property developer China Evergrande Group to liquidate after it was unable to reach a restructuring deal with creditors. The liquidation order is likely to impact China’s financial system, even as authorities try to prevent a selloff in the Chinese stock market. The company first defaulted on its financial obligations in 2021, just over a year after Beijing clamped down on lending to property developers in an effort to cool a property bubble. Real estate drove China’s economic boom, but developers borrowed heavily as they turned cities into forests of apartment and office towers. Others developers including Country Garden, China’s largest real estate developer, have also run into trouble, their predicaments rippling through financial systems in and outside China.

Persons: Linda Chan, Evergrande, Fergus Saurin, ”, Saurin Organizations: China Evergrande Group, Country, Zhongzhi Enterprise Locations: HONG KONG, Hong Kong, Beijing, China

☆ A winter weather pattern change is about to bring a wild swing in temperatures to the US
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Mary Gilbert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Mark Zaleski/The Tennessean/USA Today Network Snow falls on parked cars in Concord, New Hampshire, on January 16. Monday's caucuses were the coldest ever , with high temperatures below zero across much of the state. Dan Powers/USA Today Network Firefighters rescue a man after his car was stuck in a flooded area in Charlotte, North Carolina, on January 9. Gregg Pachkowski/USA Today Network Snow covers the trees around the Holy Hill Basilica and National Shrine of Mary in Hubertus, Wisconsin, on January 9. Tariq Zehawi/NorthJersey.com/USA Today Network Flooding is seen at an intersection in Spartanburg, South Carolina, on January 9.

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☆ Northwest faces freezing rain and heavy snow while Arctic blast loosens its grip on eastern US
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | Robert Shackelford | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Mark Zaleski/The Tennessean/USA Today Network Snow falls on parked cars in Concord, New Hampshire, on January 16. Gary Hershorn/Corbis News/Getty Images Snow and ice dust a worker who was removing snow from a sidewalk in Des Moines on January 13. Dan Powers/USA Today Network Firefighters rescue a man after his car was stuck in a flooded area in Charlotte, North Carolina, on January 9. Gregg Pachkowski/USA Today Network Snow covers the trees around the Holy Hill Basilica and National Shrine of Mary in Hubertus, Wisconsin, on January 9. Tariq Zehawi/NorthJersey.com/USA Today Network Flooding is seen at an intersection in Spartanburg, South Carolina, on January 9.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Deb Cram, Andrew Kelly, Mark Zaleski, Snow, Will Lanzoni, Rogelio V . Solis, Amanda Andrade, Rhoades, Reuters Isaac Hammond, Geoff Stellfox, Brandon Bell, Christian Monterrosa, Daniel Cole, Dan Busey, Crews, RJ Sangosti, Jeffrey T, Barnes, Chip Somodevilla, Barbara J, Al Drago, Gary Hershorn, Brendan McDermid, Joseph Prezioso, Jim Vondruska, Andrew Harnik, Eric Seals, Rebecca Zimmerman, Antonio Perez, Zuma Snow, Erin Hooley, Drake, Sam Wolfe, Bryan Woolston, Kelly, Jo St, Aubin, Dan Powers, Peter Zay, Floyd Bennett Field, Spencer Platt, Scott Olson, County Sheriff Tommy Ford, Jaide Garcia, CNN Linda Cox, Gregg Pachkowski, of Mary, Mike De Sisti, Joe Raedle, Michael Gordon, Michael Gordon Workers Brian Henderson, Phil Murphy, Tariq Zehawi, Alex Hicks Jr, Nouran Salahieh, Joe Sutton, Sarah Dewberry, Raja Razek, Jennifer Henderson Organizations: CNN, National Weather Service, Oregon -, . Maine, Police, Rockies, South Washington Cascades, Omni Mount Washington, USA, Reuters, Mississippi State Capitol, Reuters Isaac Hammond braves, Austin, Bergstrom International Airport, Iowa State Capitol, Getty, Denver International Airport, MediaNews, Denver Post, NFL, Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers, AP, Columbus Dispatch, Bloomberg, Corbis, Reuters Storm, AP Vehicles, Chicago Tribune, TNS, Storm Bros, Network Firefighters, County Sheriff, National, of, Milwaukee Journal, People, Michael, Michael Gordon Workers, New, New Jersey Gov, Spartanburg Herald Locations: Pacific Northwest, Pacific, Oregon, Northwest, Portland , Oregon, Columbia, Oregon - Washington, Maine, • Buffalo , New York, Buffalo, Tennessee , Mississippi , Arkansas , Kansas, In Tennessee, Knoxville, Washington, Washington , Idaho, Montana, Portland, South, Bretton Woods , New Hampshire, New, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Nashville , Tennessee, Concord , New Hampshire, Jackson, Wheeling , Illinois, Washington ,, Malcolm , Iowa, Austin , Texas, Des Moines, AFP, Florence , Alabama, Orchard Park , New York, Williamsburg , Iowa, Worthington , Ohio, Atlantic , Iowa, Hudson, Jersey City , New Jersey, Winthrop , Massachusetts, Ankeny , Iowa, Iowa, Northwestern, Farmington Hills , Michigan, Oak Park , Illinois, Chicago, Bamberg , South Carolina, Annapolis , Maryland, Kaukauna , Wisconsin, Charlotte , North Carolina, Anadolu, Brooklyn , New York, Iowa City , Iowa, Panama City Beach , Florida, Florida's Bay County, County, Myrtle Grove , Florida, Hubertus , Wisconsin, Bay County , Florida, Florida , Alabama, Georgia, Totowa , New Jersey, New Jersey, Spartanburg , South Carolina, Cincinnati, Detroit, Texas, Gulf, Buffalo , New York, Watertown , Massachusetts, Midwest

☆ Christina Applegate Presents the First Emmy
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Alexis Soloski | More About Alexis Soloski | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Christina Applegate made a rare public appearance to present the first Emmy, for supporting actress in a comedy series. Glamorous in a plunging gown and visibly overcome by the long standing ovation she received, she still made self-deprecating jokes about Ozempic and disability. “You’re totally shaming me with disability by standing up,” she told the crowd. Applegate hasn’t announced any new projects since receiving a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis in 2021. (“It’s not like I came on the other side of it, like, ‘Woohoo, I’m totally fine,’” she told The Times in 2022, speaking of that diagnosis.

Persons: Christina Applegate, “ You’re, ”, ” Applegate, Quinta Brunson, “ Abbott, prettiness, Jen, Linda Cardellini’s Judy, Applegate hasn’t, I’m, Applegate, Kelly Bundy, Samantha Who ” Organizations: Netflix, Times

The women’s award finalists are 2023 World Cup winners Aitana Bonmatí and Jenni Hermoso of Spain, plus Linda Caicedo of Colombia. “The Best” awards represent FIFA’s version of the older and more prestigious Ballon d’Or prize. The awards ceremony at the Hammersmith Apollo theater in west London includes men's and women's awards for best coach, best goalkeeper and the Puskas Award for best goal. Messi, Mbappé and Haaland also comprised the shortlist for the Ballon d’Or award, which Messi won for an eighth time in October. The women’s eligibility period covered performances from Aug. 1, 2022 through the World Cup final last August.

Persons: —, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé, Erling Haaland, Aitana Bonmatí, Jenni Hermoso, Linda Caicedo, “, Puskas, Messi, Mbappé, Haaland, Spain’s, Bonmatí, Ballon d’Or, Spain's Alexia Putellas, ___ Organizations: Ballon, Hammersmith Apollo, Messi’s, Mbappe’s, England, Barcelona, Spanish, Champions League, FIFA Locations: Spain, Colombia, London, Messi’s Argentina, Mbappe’s France, Qatar, Sydney, Australia

☆ Evergrande shares rise over 9% as court hearing to wind up property firm is postponed again
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

NANJING, CHINA - AUGUST 18, 2023 - Aerial photo shows a residential area of Evergrande in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Aug 18, 2023. The firm was originally scheduled to face a Hong Kong court hearing on Monday over a petition from a creditor seeking to wind up the company. Shares of Evergrande Group rose over 9% as the beleaguered Chinese property firm's court hearing over its possible liquidation was postponed to Jan. 29, 2024. Top Shine, an investor in Evergrande unit Fangchebao, had filed a petition in June 2022 seeking to wind up the property firm. The agency, however, reported that creditors were unlikely to accept Evergrande's new proposal, given low recovery prospects and growing concerns about its future.

Persons: Linda Chan Organizations: Getty, Hong, Bloomberg, Reuters, Hong Kong, Evergrande, New Energy Vehicle Group Locations: NANJING, CHINA, Evergrande, Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu, Hong Kong, Hong Kong's

[1/4] The company logo is seen on the headquarters of China Evergrande Group in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China September 26, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsHONG KONG, Dec 4 (Reuters) - A court hearing into a liquidation petition filed against China Evergrande Group (3333.HK) was adjourned in a Hong Kong court to next month, allowing more time to finalise a debt restructuring proposal in a major relief for the embattled developer. On Oct. 29, when adjourning the hearing to Monday, Hong Kong High Court Justice Linda Chan had said the next hearing would be the last before a decision was made on liquidating Evergrande. Evergrande last week scrambled to put together a revised restructuring plan to avoid a possible liquidation order. The creditors were opposed to the latest restructuring plan and will seek liquidation if the terms do not change, said the advisor.

Persons: Aly, Jan, Linda Chan, Evergrande, Hui Ka Yan, Clare Jim, Sumeet Chatterjee, Kim Coghill, Christopher Cushing Organizations: China Evergrande Group, REUTERS, China Evergrande, HK, Hong, Hong Kong High, Moelis, Authorities, Thomson Locations: China, Shenzhen, Guangdong province, HONG KONG, Hong Kong, Evergrande, destabilised

HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court will convene a hearing Monday on troubled Chinese property developer Evergrande’s plans for restructuring its more than $300 billion in debts and staving off liquidation. The company, the world’s most indebted property developer, ran into trouble when Chinese regulators cracked down on excessive borrowing in the real estate sector. The Hong Kong High Court has postponed the hearing over Evergrande’s potential liquidation several times. But others including Country Garden, China's largest real estate developer, have also run into trouble, their predicaments rippling through financial systems in and outside China. Police are investigating Zhongzhi Enterprise Group, a major shadow bank in China that has lent billions in yuan (dollars) to property developers, after it said it was insolvent with up to $64 billion in liabilities.

Persons: Hui Ka Yan, Linda Chan, Evergrande Organizations: Hong, Hong Kong High Court, Police, Zhongzhi Enterprise Group Locations: HONG KONG, Hong Kong, Beijing, China

Once China’s most prolific property developer, China Evergrande has narrowly averted liquidation. A Hong Kong bankruptcy judge on Monday gave Evergrande another two months to work out a deal with foreign investors who lost money when the company defaulted two years ago with hundreds of billions of dollars in debt. It was an unexpected development in a bankruptcy lawsuit filed 18 months ago by one investor trying to get paid by forcing the dismantling of Evergrande. It was one of the country’s most successful companies and at the heart of the real estate industry, which drove one third of the nation’s economic growth. But years of overexpansion left it financially precarious, and when it defaulted, it had more than $300 billion of overdue bills.

Persons: China Evergrande, Evergrande, Jan, Linda Chan, ”, Neil McDonald, Kirkland, “, overexpansion Organizations: Hong, Ellis Locations: China, Hong Kong

☆ Evergrande shares fall 20% to all-time low as court adjourns winding-up hearing
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Pictured here on Sept. 7, 2023, are residential buildings under construction at the Tao Yuan Tian Jing project, developed by Evergrande in Yangzhou, China. Shares of embattled Chinese property Evergrande hit an all-time low of 18.8 Hong Kong cents (2.4 U.S. cents) after a Hong Kong judge delayed the court hearing to wind-up its business. Evergrande's shares plunged over 20% from last Friday's close of 23.6 Hong Kong cents to the all-time low early Monday, before recovering slightly to 22.2 Hong Kong cents. Reuters reported that Justice Linda Chan from Hong Kong's High Court pushed back the hearing from Oct. 30 to Dec. 4, which would be the last before a decision is made on the winding up order. Evergrande must come up with a revised restructuring proposal before that date, or the company will likely to be wound up, she said.

Persons: Yuan Tian Jing, Linda Chan Organizations: Evergrande, Hong, Reuters, Court Locations: Yangzhou, China, Hong Kong, Hong Kong's

SANDY, Utah (AP) — Alex Morgan missed a penalty at the end of the first half and the United States settled for a scoreless draw with Colombia in an exhibition game on Thursday night. The game, played in chilly temperatures in the mid-30s, was the first of two matches against Colombia. 22 in the world, advanced to the quarterfinals at the Women's World Cup this past summer for the first time. Colombia, which has also qualified for the Olympics, had not played since the World Cup. Catalina Usme, who scored two goals during the World Cup, was unavailable because of an injury.

Persons: — Alex Morgan, Morgan's, “, Emily Sonnett, Cafeteras, Twila Kilgore, Becky Sauerbrunn, “ It's, it's, I'm, ” Sauerbrunn, we've, ” Sophia Smith, Smith, Natalia Girlaldo, Jaedyn Shaw, Linda Caicedo, Catalina Usme, Angela Marsiglia, Nelson Abadía, ___ Organizations: Colombia, England, Paris Olympics, U.S, Soccer, Olympics, Real Mardrid Locations: SANDY, Utah, United States, Colombia, San Diego, Fort Lauderdale , Florida, Frisco , Texas, China

☆ China developer Kaisa tells court creditors will get less than 5% back if liquidated
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Signs the Kaisa Holdings Group are seen at the Shanghai Kaisa Financial Centre, in Shanghai, China, December 7, 2021. Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China but maintains its own legal system. With $12 billion of offshore debt, Kaisa is China's largest issuer of offshore debt among developers after China Evergrande Group (3333.HK). It had 232.5 billion yuan ($31.91 billion) of total liabilities as of the end of June, including 37.6 billion yuan ($18.88 billion) of total borrowings. ($1 = 7.2872 Chinese yuan renminbi)Reporting by Clare Jim; Editing by Kim CoghillOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Aly, Kaisa, James Wood, Linda Chan, Clare Jim, Kim Coghill Organizations: Kaisa Holdings, Shanghai Kaisa Financial, REUTERS, Kaisa, HK, Investment, Hong Kong High Court, China Evergrande, Thomson Locations: Shanghai, China, HONG KONG, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Hong Kong . Hong Kong

☆ Russo's second-half goal lifts England into World Cup semi-finals
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Lori Ewing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SYDNEY, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Alessia Russo's second-half goal lifted England to a thrilling 2-1 quarter-final victory over Colombia on Saturday and into the Women's World Cup semi-finals for the third consecutive time. Lauren Hemp also scored for the European champions, who now face hosts Australia on Wednesday in Sydney for a place in their first World Cup final. "England fans can always dare to dream but we'll carry on working hard," Russo said. Lorena Bedoya Durango had an excellent chance at an equaliser with a long-range effort late in regulation time that Earps deflected over the crossbar. Eighteen-year-old Linda Caicedo, who was one of the most exciting players at the World Cup, had a last chance deep in extra time but shook her head after firing the ball over the bar.

Persons: Lauren Hemp, Russo, Leicy Santos, Lauren James, Sarina Wiegman, Sarina, Santos, Rachel Daly, Mary, Catalina Perez, Lorena Bedoya Durango, Earps, Linda Caicedo, Lori Ewing, Clare Fallon Organizations: SYDNEY, Colombia, Australia, ITV, Arsenal, Colombian, Thomson Locations: England, Sydney, Colombia, Sweden, Spain, Australia, Georgia

☆ England defeats spirited Colombia 2-1 to reach Women’s World Cup semifinals
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —England ground out a 2-1 victory over a spirited Colombia to reach the Women’s World Cup semifinals on Saturday, as goals from Lauren Hemp and Alessia Russo punished defensive errors. And I think we’ve had to dig deep from the first game,” goalscorer Russo told broadcaster ITV. Both teams seemed to reset a little after the break before England took the lead for the first time in the match from an unlikely position. Despite late Colombian pressure, England held on and will now face old rival and tournament co-host Australia in the World Cup semifinal on Wednesday. I think Colombia had a great fanbase out here tonight, so I think we’ve had a little taste, but I’m so excited.”

Persons: Lauren Hemp, Alessia Russo, Leicy Santos, Sarina Wiegman, “, we’ve, Russo, ” Alessia Russo, England's, Carl Recine, Rachel Daly’s, Linda Caicedo, Santos, Mary Earps, Cafeteras, Catalina Perez’s, Lucy Bronze, Georgia Stanway, Australia –, ” Russo Organizations: CNN, Australia, England, Colombia, ITV, Norway, Sydney’s, Colombia – Locations: Colombia, Germany, Nigeria, England, Eurasia, Georgia, Colombian, Australia

☆ Colombia is inspiring a nation back home, as it becomes neutral’s favorite team at the Women’s World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Ben Church | Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Colombia has been enjoying an impressive run at this year’s Women’s World Cup and its historic achievements are drawing plenty of attention back home. Unfancied going into the tournament, Las Cafeteras – translated into English as “The Coffee Growers” – have gone on to help knockout two-time world champion Germany in the group stage and reach the Women’s World Cup quarterfinal for the first time. This isn’t just about the women’s soccer team, this is about women in Colombia and South America,” she said. Colombia players celebrate after the team's 1-0 victory against Jamaica at the Women's World Cup. “Well done Catalina Usme and all of our incredible Colombia women’s football team.”The Colombian team is being well supported by fans in Australia and New Zealand.

Persons: Luis Díaz, Radamel Falcao, “, ”, Melissa Ortiz, Ortiz, we’ve, Quinn Rooney, Catalina Usme, Linda Caicedo, Cafeteras, Ana María Guzmán, Manuela Vanegas, Guzmán, Claudia López, Asanka Brendon Ratnayake, Reuters Guzmán, they’ve, I’m, “ I’m, Juan Pablo Sorín Organizations: CNN, Growers, Germany, South American, England, Jamaica, Nigeria, Colombian Football Federation, Fox Sports, soccer, Usme’s, Colombia women’s football, Colombian, Reuters, “, South America, ”, Australia Locations: Colombia, Bogotá, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, South America, “ Colombia, Argentina, Sydney

☆ Women's World Cup final eight is wide open, as sport sees a changing of the guard
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Lori Ewing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

When the tournament was expanded to 32 teams, there was apprehension around whether lower-ranked sides could compete at this level. Concerns about blowouts were blown out of the water in a changing of the guard. Japan are the only previous World Cup champions remaining, having climbed the winners' podium in 2011. In an end of an era, the elimination of the U.S., Canada and Brazil marked inauspicious World Cup finales for some of the game's biggest trailblazers in Megan Rapinoe, Christine Sinclair and Marta. The Lionesses have more big-game experience as reigning European champions, but Colombia have enjoyed better fan support than any team except Australia.

Persons: Rachel Daly, Georgia Stanway, Dan Peled SYDNEY, gunning, Sarina Wiegman, Megan Rapinoe, Christine Sinclair, Marta, Linda Caicedo, France's, Kadidiatou Diani, Roja, Australia's Matildas, Sam Kerr, Kerr, Les Bleues, Herve Renard, We're, Renard, Lauren James, Nigeria's Michelle Alozie, Lori Ewing, Michael Perry Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, Brisbane Football, United States, Germany, Norway, Olympic, Canada, Sweden, Vietnam, France, Morocco, England, Saturday, Columbia, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, England, Nigeria, Brisbane, Australia, Georgia, Colombia, France, Spain, Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, Brazil, U.S, Canada, Norway, Switzerland, Denmark, European, Nigeria's

☆ Colombia 'dreaming big' ahead of England quarter-final
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Ian Ransom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

World number 25 Colombia are by far the lowest ranked among the quarter-finalists but captain Catalina Usme insists they can go all the way. Former finalists Brazil are usually the top South American team at the tournament but Colombia have stolen their thunder. Colombia failed to qualify for the 2019 Women's World Cup in France but have been building for the current showpiece for years by investing in youth. Saturday's quarter-final at Stadium Australia should produce another electric atmosphere, pitting the Colombian supporters against Sydney's big community of English immigrants and expats. Abadia said Colombian fans' excitement was justified.

Persons: Catalina Usme, Carolina Arias, Lorena Bedoya, Read, Usme, Nelson Abadia, Linda Caicedo, Ana Maria Guzman, Guzman, We've, Abadia, Ian Ransom, Miral Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, South, Jamaica, Brazil, Copa America, Real, Colombian, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Colombia, Jamaica, Melbourne, Australia, Lorena Bedoya Durango, MELBOURNE, England, Germany, Colombian, Brazil, France, Real Madrid

Sophie Ralph/APLinda Caicedo signed for Real Madrid earlier this year and was already highly regarded before the Women's World Cup got underway. Caicedo scored twice and inspired Colombia to two victories in the group stage, including a famous win against two-time world champion Germany. It was a magical passage of play that underlined her potential to become one of the finest players in the women’s game. Born in Candelaria in the west of Colombia, Caicedo attributes her exciting, slightly unorthodox style to playing street soccer as a child. A key player for Colombia at this year's World Cup, Caicedo will be looking to be at her mesmerizing best against Jamaica to secure a spot in the quarterfinals.

Persons: Colombia's Linda Caicedo, Sophie Ralph, Linda Caicedo, Caicedo Organizations: Leichhardt Oval, Germany, Real Madrid, Colombian, América, América de Cali Locations: Sydney, Australia, Colombia, Germany, Candelaria, América de, Jamaica

☆ Women's World Cup Scores and News
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Rory Smith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

Her Colombia teammates followed in her wake, eating up the ground in the rush to close the distance, to catch her to celebrate the goal that would soon take the country past Jamaica and into the first Women’s World Cup quarterfinal in Colombia’s history. Caicedo’s emergence at this World Cup has not exactly been a surprise. She has long been earmarked as the next big thing: for Colombia, for South America, and increasingly for women’s soccer as a whole. She played in the under-17 World Cup — Colombia finished second — and the under-20 World Cup, reaching the quarterfinals, almost contiguously. This tournament is, in effect, her third World Cup in a year.

Persons: Catalina Usme, Linda Caicedo, Usme, Ana María, Caicedo, —, Hamish Blair, Megan Rapinoe, Christine Sinclair, Alex Morgan, Marta, bookmarked, Italian Giulia Dragoni, Hinata Miyazawa, Sophia Smith, Naomi Girma, Trinity Rodman, Melchie Dumornay, England’s, — Lauren James, Mary Fowler, Sam Kerr, ” Organizations: Copa Libertadores, Copa América, Colombia, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Real Madrid, world’s, —, Germany, Associated, United, South, England Locations: Colombia, Jamaica, South America, América de Cali, Barcelona, Europe, Real, Madrid, Spain, United States, Nigeria, Germany, Morocco, Australia, New Zealand, Italian, South Korea, Sydney

☆ Usme leads Colombia to first World Cup quarter-finals
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Ian Ransom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] Soccer Football - FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Round of 16 - Colombia v Jamaica - Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia - August 8, 2023 Colombia's Catalina Usme celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Hannah MckayMELBOURNE, Aug 8 (Reuters) - A second-half goal by Catalina Usme fired Colombia to a 1-0 win over Jamaica on Tuesday and carried the South Americans to their first Women's World Cup quarter-final. "We are representing the whole continent of South America," Colombia coach Nelson Abadia told reporters. When we qualified for the World Cup the first thing I said to my team was, 'We’re not just here to spend time, we want to make history'." Having not conceded a goal all tournament, Jamaica stifled Colombia early, often leaving their players grimacing on the turf after heavy tackles. Usme showed a deft touch to slip past Jamaica defender Deneisha Blackwood and fire a low, left-foot strike inside the far post.

Persons: Catalina Usme, Hannah Mckay MELBOURNE, Nelson Abadia, Jamaica's, Lorne Donaldson, Linda Caicedo, Jorelyn, Kate Jacewicz, Chantelle Swaby, Drew Spence, Ana Maria Guzman, Deneisha Blackwood, Jody Brown, Khadija Shaw, Jamaica's Drew Spence, Tiffany Cameron, Ian Ransom, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, Jamaica, American, South Americans, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Colombia, Jamaica, Melbourne, Australia, Colombian, England, South America, France

☆ Teenager Guzman to join Colombia's youth push at World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Ian Ransom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

With Caicedo up forward, Guzman will give Colombia a second teenage threat, the pair set to combine in a third World Cup in 12 months after playing in the under-17 and under-20 tournaments last year. "To be with Linda is something extremely special for me," Guzman, 18, told reporters at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium on Monday. After failing to qualify for France in 2019, Colombia have already matched their World Cup best, a last 16 appearance at the 2015 tournament in Canada. Colombia made the quarter-finals of the under-20 World Cup in Costa Rica and were runners-up at the under-17 tournament in India, losing to Spain in the decider. "We've been stimulating their growth so that they can be who they are currently on this world stage of football."

Persons: Germany's Sara Doorsoun REUTERS, Asanka Brendon Ratnayake, Linda Caicedo, Ana Maria Guzman, Guzman, Manuela Vanegas, Linda, Nelson Abadia, Caicedo, Abadia, Colombia's, Ian Ransom, Christopher Cushing Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, Jamaica, Brazil, Coffee Growers, Spain, Germany, Colombian, Morocco, South, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Germany, Morocco, Melbourne, Australia, Colombia, France, Canada, American, Costa Rica, India, South Korea, Jamaica

☆ How to watch Colombia, Jamaica, France and Morocco fight for a place in Women’s World Cup quarterfinals
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Six of the quarterfinal spots at the Women’s World Cup have been decided meaning there are just two left up for grabs. Three of those are on trailblazing runs, while France is hoping to finally claim that elusive World Cup trophy. Behind the brilliance of 18-year-old sensation Linda Caicedo, Colombia became just the second South American team to win a group in Women’s World Cup history after Brazil. Colombia's Linda Caicedo, left, challenges Morocco's Zineb Redouani, center, during the Women's World Cup Group H soccer match in Perth, Australia, Aug. 3, 2023. France vs. MoroccoThe Women’s World Cup’s final last-16 game sees Group F winners France take on Group H runners-up Morocco.

Persons: Linda Caicedo, Colombia's Linda Caicedo, Morocco's Zineb, Gary Day, –, Les Bleues Organizations: CNN, Fox, Jamaica, Fox Sports, Telemundo, Peacock, Seven Network, Optus Sport, BBC, ITV, FIFA, Jamaica Tuesday’s, South, verve, Brazil, England, France, Australia Locations: Colombia, Jamaica, France, Morocco, Australia, United Kingdom, Melbourne . Colombia, South American, Brazil, Perth, Panama

☆ Jamaica and Colombia to battle on the pitch after partying at nightclub
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Ian Ransom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MELBOURNE, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Spreading joy on and off the pitch at the Women's World Cup, Jamaica and Colombia will battle for a quarter-final place on Tuesday after partying with each other at a Sydney nightclub. Both teams have impressed with their football on the way to the last 16, thrilling legions of festive supporters at their matches. At the bottom was Colombia partying. And at the top, it was Jamaica," said the Reggae Girlz' coach Lorne Donaldson. "I mean, we played some good teams, France and Brazil -- two of the top teams in the world.

Persons: Lorne Donaldson, Linda Caicedo, Donaldson, Allyson Swaby, Ian Ransom, Christopher Cushing Organizations: MELBOURNE, Colombia, Panama, Thomson Locations: Jamaica, Colombia, Sydney, Australia, France, Panama, Brazil, Melbourne, Colombian

☆ With Last 2 Group Games, the Knockout Stage Will Be Set
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Claire Fahy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The Germans are looking to bounce back with a win over South Korea, which, while mathematically alive, is most likely exiting the Women’s World Cup after its final game. Colombia leads the group with a commanding 6 points, but needs to avoid a rout by Morocco, which might be able to advance with a win. South Korea vs. GermanyGermany, surprised by a last-minute defeat against Colombia, is coming off its first loss in the group stage since 1995. South Korea can only advance by defeating Germany by five goals or more. With that win, Colombia rose to the top of the group and all but guaranteed its berth in the round of 16.

Persons: Mark Baker, haven’t, Linda Caicedo Organizations: Associated Press, South Korea, South, Colombia, Germany Locations: Germany, Colombia, Morocco, South Korea, Germany Germany, Korea, Colombia Colombia

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