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San Francisco Chronicle
18 hours ago
- General
- San Francisco Chronicle
Marta back for Brazil after retirement and starts as captain in win over Japan
SAO PAULO (AP) — Marta was given the captain's armband by Brazil for her first start for her country since last year's Paris Olympics in a 2-1 win over Japan in a friendly match in Sao Paulo on Monday. The six-time world player of the year returned to Brazil's squad for a doubleheader against Japan and was a second-half substitute in a 3-1 victory last Friday. Three days later, the 39-year-old Marta started — and was made captain for — the match at Estádio Cicero de Souza Marques and played 73 minutes before being substituted for Jhonson, who scored the winning goal six minutes later. Marta, one of the best players in the history of women's soccer, announced last year that she would step down from the national team following the Olympics. The Brazilians went on to win the silver medal after losing in the final to the U.S. 1-0. She carried on playing at club level for Orlando Pride, which won the National Women's Soccer League last season. The Pride has re-signed Marta through 2026. Brazil is preparing for the defense of its title in the Copa America Femenina, which opens in July in Ecuador.
Forbes
19 hours ago
- Business
- Forbes
Selena Gomez, Michele Kang Join Taylor Swift, Kim Kardashian Among America's 100 Richest Self-Made Women
Bigger fortunes. More billionaires. Increasing impact. We mark the 10th anniversary of our annual list of America's most successful self-made women by celebrating how far these 100 entrepreneurs, executives and entertainers have come. Together these ceiling-breakers are worth a combined $155 billion, more than ever before. There are 38 billionaires this year, with fortunes originating in everything from cars to cosmetics to Chardonnay. That's more than double the 18 billionaires we found on our first list in 2015 and an increase from 31 billionaires in 2024. The minimum net worth to make the cut is $350 million, up from $300 million last year. Back in 2015, when we ranked only 50 women, the minimum to qualify was $250 million. Thirty-six members of the original list from a decade ago made the 2025 edition. Jamel Toppin for Forbes One of those list originals–and the richest this year–is billionaire Diane Hendricks, the 78-year-old chair and owner of roofing and building materials wholesaler ABC Supply. She takes the top spot for the eighth consecutive year, with an estimated $22.3 billion fortune. Hendricks, who cofounded ABC Supply in 1982 with her husband Ken (who died in 2007) has been No. 1 for all but two years–she ranked No. 2 in 2015 and 2017. Her fortune has risen sixfold since appearing on the first list with a net worth of $3.7 billion. Revenue at the Wisconsin-based company has grown from $4.8 billion in 2014 to $20.7 billion last year. Among this year's nine newcomers are three billionaires, including the majority owner of the National Women's Soccer League's Washington Spirit, Michele Kang, who sold her health care IT company Cognosante to Accenture for more than $1 billion last year (more on Kang here); Lauren Leichtman, a private equity investor who with her husband bought the National Women's Soccer League's San Diego Wave in October; and Iranian immigrant and biotech executive and investor Maky Zanganeh, who helped turn around and sell drug developer Pharmacyclics to AbbVie for $21 billion in 2015 and today runs Summit Therapeutics with her husband (and fellow billionaire) Robert Duggan. The highest profile and youngest newcomer is musician and actress Selena Gomez, who at 32 is worth an estimated $700 million. The vast majority of the star's fortune comes from her stake in Rare Beauty, the cosmetics company she founded in 2020 and that Forbes estimates is now worth $1.3 billion. (For more on how Gomez built her fortune, see here.) She is now one of 16 celebrities in the ranks. The oldest newcomer is Gail Federici, 76, a hair care entrepreneur who founded her current company, Color Wow, in 2013. Other new faces include two executives at sizzling chip design firm Nvidia: chief financial officer Collete Kress, who joined the semiconductor company in 2013, reportedly after her two young sons endorsed the brand, which they knew as the designer of the chips powering their favorite computer games; and Debora Shoquist, Nvidia's executive vice president of operations and an 18-year veteran of the company, who oversees the logistics and supply chain. Eight members of last year's list became billionaires in the past year, several thanks to higher valuations of private tech companies. That includes SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell; Daniela Amodei, president and one of seven cofounders of AI unicorn Anthropic; Theresia Gouw, America's wealthiest female venture capitalist thanks to her time as a partner at Accel; and Lucy Guo, who became the world's youngest self-made female billionaire at age 30 in April. Her fortune grew 160% since last year due to the increased value of Scale AI, the artificial intelligence data labeling firm that she cofounded in 2016 with Alexandr Wang, enough to make her the biggest gainer in percentage terms. A sale of insider shares in April pushed the value of the privately held firm to $25 billion, up from $13.8 billion. Though Guo left Scale AI in 2018 and went on to found OnlyFans competitor Passes, she has held on to a nearly 5% stake, which now makes up the vast majority of her net worth. Cofounder of Little Caesar's pizza chain, Marian Ilitch is the biggest gainer in dollar terms, up $2.3 billion from a year ago to an estimated $6.9 billion fortune, thanks in part to a more than $1 billion jump in the value of the NHL's Detroit Red Wings, which she owns. Alice Schwartz, cofounder of research and diagnostic firm Bio-Rad Laboratories, is the oldest member of the list, at age 98. Kylie Jenner, who made her debut on the list at age 21, holds onto her position as the youngest member, at 27. More than half of the women on the list–58–saw their fortunes grow since last year, while the net worths of 12 members are unchanged from 2024. Twenty-one are worth less than last year, including pop star Rihanna, whose net worth slipped by $400 million to an estimated $1 billion, due to setbacks at her key businesses. The CEO of her lingerie brand Savage X Fenty quit in August 2024 to take over Victoria's Secret, and investors marked down their valuation of the company. Sales are estimated to be flat at Fenty Beauty, the cosmetics line which she co-owns with luxury conglomerate LVMH. Sara Liu, who cofounded data storage and server maker Super Micro Computer was a billionaire last year, lost $540 million as shares of Super Micro plunged nearly 60% in the past year. Six members of the 2024 list dropped off the ranking altogether, including dating app Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd and Pepsico's former chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi, as shares of their companies tumbled 50% and 20% respectively, in the past year. Three others, all members of the original 2015 list, died: Love's truck stop cofounder Judy Love, who was 87; casino entrepreneur Elaine Wynn, 82; and former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, 56. To compile net worths, Forbes valued individual assets including stakes in public companies using stock prices from May 2, 2025. We valued private companies by consulting with outside experts and conservatively comparing them with public companies. To be eligible for the list, women have to have substantially made their own fortunes in the U.S. and/or be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. While none inherited their wealth, some climbed farther and overcame more obstacles to get into the ranks. To measure just how far some have come, women are given a self-made score of 6 (hired hand) to 10 (rags-to-riches entrepreneur). We attempted to vet numbers with all list entrants. Some cooperated, others didn't. Ages are as of June 3, 2025. For more information, including details on the self-made scores, see
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
He won the UWCL twice: Lyon women unveil new head coach
He won the UWCL twice: Lyon women unveil new head coach Only on Sunday, the Lyon women announced the separation from coach Joe Montemurro, now a new coach has already been found. The new club of German national player Jule Brand will be coached by Jonatan Giráldez in the future. The 33-year-old Spaniard was most recently active in the National Women's Soccer League in the USA, previously he coached the women's team of FC Barcelona from 2021 to 2024. With the Catalans, he won the Women's Champions League in 2023 and 2024. In 2024, Barça had won 2-0 against Giráldez's new employer, Olympique Lyon. Advertisement Can Lyon win the UWCL with the Spaniard in the next season? Write your opinion in the comments. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here. 📸 Juan Manuel Serrano Arce - 2024 Getty Images
Fox Sports
3 days ago
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Lo'eau LaBonta makes historic debut in U.S. women's 3-0 win over China
Naomi Girma returned to the national team and Lo'eau LaBonta became the oldest player to make her international debut for the U.S. in a 3-0 win over China on Saturday. Catarina Macario, Sam Coffey and Lindsey Heaps scored while goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce got her second shutout in as many appearances. LaBonta, the 32-year-old midfielder for the Kansas City Current in the National Women's Soccer League, came on as a second-half substitute. "When they called my name, I was sitting being the best cheerleader I could be on the bench, I was like, 'This is amazing. I've never been field view watching the national team.' It was so cool," LaBonta said after the match. "And they were like, `Lo, go.' And I was like, go where? All right, let's go!" The match also marked Girma's first appearance for the national team this year. The 24-year-old defender has been nursing injuries but recently returned to help Chelsea win the Women's Super League title and the FA Cup. Girma commanded a record $1.1 transfer fee when she moved from the San Diego Wave to Chelsea earlier this year. "We've missed her. We really have," U.S. coach Emma Hayes said. "Just in terms of the way we controlled the game, her in the deeper spaces making decisions — when to play forward, when not to — just rebuilding the connections again because if you think about the last time Naomi was here, there's been a lot of changes. But she said she was so happy to be back. She didn't realize how much she'd missed it until she drove up in the bus and saw the fans. But she's a world class player and you could see that." Tullis-Joyce, who plays for Manchester United, started in goal in just her second U.S. appearance as Hayes looks to replace Alyssa Naeher, who retired from the national team last year. Macario scored her 11th international goal after Alyssa Thompson kept the ball alive in a tumble in front of the net in the 28th minute. Coffey made it 2-0 in the 35th minute, taking a pass from Macario out front and banging her second goal for the U.S. past goalkeeper Pan Hongyan with her left foot. Heaps, the U.S. captain, scored on a header in the 54th minute. "I feel like tactically we've gone up another level, I really feel that way," Hayes said. "I feel that there's so many more players, that are so much more in control, that we're able to do more. I was pleased with the performance." The United States is currently missing several key contributors from last year's Olympic gold medal-winning squad. Sophia Wilson and Mallory Swanson are both on maternity leave. Trinity Rodman is dealing with a nagging back issue. The United States famously defeated China on penalties in the 1999 Women's World Cup final. The teams last met in 2023, with the Americans winning both games. The Americans have a 39-9-13 overall record against China, including five straight. The United States was coming off a 2-1 loss to Brazil on April 8. China defeated Thailand 5-1 in its last outing. The U.S. faces Jamaica on Tuesday in St. Louis. Reporting by The Associated Press. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account , and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily! recommended Get more from United States Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more
Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Girma returns, LaBonta makes historic debut in U.S. women's 3-0 win over China
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Naomi Girma returned to the national team and Lo'eau LaBonta became the oldest player to make her international debut for the U.S. in a 3-0 win over China on Saturday. Catarina Macario, Sam Coffey and Lindsey Heaps scored while goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce got her second shutout in as many appearances. LaBonta, the 32-year-old midfielder for the Kansas City Current in the National Women's Soccer League, came on as a second-half substitute. The match also marked Girma's first appearance for the national team this year. The 24-year-old defender has been nursing injuries but recently returned to help Chelsea win the Women's Super League title and the FA Cup. Girma commanded a record $1.1 transfer fee when she moved from the San Diego Wave to Chelsea earlier this year. Tullis-Joyce, who plays for Manchester United, started in goal in just her second U.S. appearance as coach Emma Hayes looks to replace goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, who retired from the national team last year. Macario scored her 11th international goal after Alyssa Thompson kept the ball alive in a tumble in front of the net in the 28th minute. Coffey made it 2-0 in the 35th minute, taking a pass from Macario out front and banging her second goal for the U.S. past goalkeeper Pan Hongyan with her left foot. Heaps, the U.S. captain, scored on a header in the 54th minute. The United States is currently missing several key contributors from last year's Olympic gold medal-winning squad. Sophia Wilson and Mallory Swanson are both on maternity leave. Trinity Rodman is dealing with a nagging back issue. The United States famously defeated China on penalties in the 1999 Women's World Cup final. The teams last met in 2023, with the Americans winning both games. The Americans have a 39-9-13 overall record against China, including five straight. The United States was coming off a 2-1 loss to Brazil on April 8. China defeated Thailand 5-1 in its last outing. The U.S. faces Jamaica on Tuesday in St. Louis. soccer: /soccer
