December 14, 2021
(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
July 21, 2020
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
July 16, 2020
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_
May 31, 2020
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
October 29, 2019
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
October 23, 2019
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