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(Editor's note: Welcome to Jaiden Cirioli who will be contributing NWSL and women's soccer columns to the Victory Press!) The NWSL's expansion draft will take place on Thursday, December 16, during which newcomers Angel City FC and San Diego Wave FC get to select one
Fourth Challenge Cup Notebook; four remaining teams; three games to go. Last Friday, the eighth-seeded Portland Thorns pulled out a 1-0 victory over the first-place North Carolina Courage to advance to the semifinals. The match marks the first time that North Carolina have lost a
Well, that's a wrap on the preliminary round. After relying on a four-way tiebreaker to determine teams four through seven, our next round is set. The takeaways so far? We've seen a lot of really good soccer – especially compared with MLS [https://twitter.com/watke_
Author's note: Given that non-roster invitees are not under contract with an NWSL team, club media contacts were unable to help me set up interviews, and I had to reach out to players directly. Only few individuals responded to requests for an interview, and one
North Carolina Courage 4-0 Chicago Red Stars Before this match even started, my friend Carri turned to me and said, "This is either going into extra time or it's going to be a blowout. There is no in-between." She was absolutely right. The North Carolina
After getting the semifinal recaps out of the way, I wanted to write a few words about the Red Stars-Thorns match from the perspective of a fan. Literally, the perspective of a fan, from the middle of the thrumming Harlem End, flags and smoke and