A collection of 31 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
Per a decision handed down by the U.S. District Court in Oregon today, the National Women's Soccer League cannot enforce its minimum age requirement to prevent a team from signing 15-year-old midfielder Olivia Moultrie. The temporary restraining order was obtained via a lawsuit on
We're three games into the NWSL Fall Series, and if I'm being honest, I've barely thought about soccer during that time. The first, and most immediate, reason is that it’s honestly hard for me to have smart thoughts about soccer when I can't watch
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