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2020 Tokyo Olympics: Florida Gators win eight gold among 14 medals in stellar showing

One year later than expected, during a competition held without fans in attendance, the Florida Gators nevertheless managed to put together a dominant performance at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. With that stellar...

Florida hires Tony Amato as soccer coach following Becky Burleigh’s retirement

The Florida Gators announced Monday that Arizona head coach Tony Amato has been hired to lead the soccer program after the team’s legendary coach, Becky Burleigh, retired following 26 years at the...

Florida soccer legend Becky Burleigh, the only coach in program history, to retire at season’s end

Nearly three decades after starting the Florida Gators soccer program from scratch, the only head coach who has ever led the team has decided to hang up her whistle. Becky Burleigh, 53,...

Year in review: Florida Gators’ top 10 moments of 2017

As it stands with just days to go until the end of the year, 2017 was another tumultuous 365 days for Florida Gators athletes. The football once again hit rock bottom, and...

Florida soccer, volleyball both take down No. 1-ranked teams in the same night

Friday was a banner night for the Florida Gators at the onset of the 2017-18 athletic season as, within a couple hours of one another, the Florida soccer and volleyball teams each...

Abby Wambach becomes latest Florida Gators athlete to join ESPN

ESPN has a thing for hiring Florida Gators, it seems. United States women’s soccer star Abby Wambach is the latest former Gators athlete to join the network, ESPN announced Wednesday. Wambach, who...

Retiring U.S. soccer star Abby Wambach set to play final international match Wednesday

The legendary and unforgettable international career of former Florida Gators soccer star Abby Wambach officially ends Wednesday when Wambach suits up for the final time with the U.S. Women’s National Team to...

Abby Wambach, United States and Florida Gators soccer star, announces retirement

Abby Wambach, arguably the greatest soccer player in United States history and unarguably the world’s all-time leading goal scorer (male or female), announced Tuesday that she will retire on Dec. 16, ending...

WATCH: Florida Gators soccer player scores thrilling buzzer-beater goal in double overtime

No. 8 Florida Gators soccer saw a double-overtime duel against the No. 17 South Carolina Gamecocks come to as thrilling and dramatic a conclusion as possible Friday night at James G. Pressly...

Florida Gators put out call to audition walk-on kickers; former walk-on already set to tryout

The Florida Gators need help at kicker. As much was made obvious Monday when the team’s recruiting-centric Twitter account put out an all-points bulletin calling for current students to sign up for...