A collection of 25 posts
I've been trying to gather my thoughts on the past week and a half of NWSL soccer – a time over which we saw the International Champions Cup (which I was at), the Women's Cup (which I wasn't), and a handful of non-tournament-affiliated NWSL games (which
The Houston Dash's revamped team culture and counterattacking style carried them all the way to the championship in the 2020 Challenge Cup.
This past Wednesday saw the elimination of two more teams – both during regulation this time – in the semifinal round of the Challenge Cup. In the first match, the Portland Thorns fell 1-0 to the Houston Dash off a 69th minute scramble-in-the-box Rachel Daly goal. Sky
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 – accompanied by the majority
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