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Catarina Macario is looking to make more of an impact in her sophomore year with the U.S. national team. Macario started all three games of the team’s SheBelieves Cup tournament at center forward, scoring a pair of goals in the final match against Iceland on Wednesday for the tournament title. “We saw in the three games, from game one to …

FRISCO, Texas — Catarina Macario and Mallory Pugh each scored two goals and the U.S. women’s national team beat Iceland 5-0 on Wednesday night to win the SheBelieves Cup. Kristie Mewis also scored in the victory that came as the team celebrated an agreement with U.S. Soccer to settle a dispute over equitable pay with the men’s national team. Many …

Megan Rapinoe had two goals and newcomer Catarina Macario scored once as the U.S. women’s national team defeated Colombia 6-0 on Friday in Orlando. The former Stanford standout, after debuting in the 4-0 win against Colombia on Monday, scored three minutes into her second appearance and first start on Friday. Then it was the veteran Rapinoe, 35, who made it …

Samantha Mewis scored three goals and her big sister Kristie Mewis added another to give the United States a 4-0 exhibition victory over short-handed Colombia on Monday. First USA appearance for Macario Catarina Macario came off the bench for the second half, making her first appearance for the national team. Colombia was without three players — midfielders Daniela Montoya, Diana …