Photo Copyright Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Maycee Bell was nervous. It was the morning of the 2024 National Women’s Soccer League Draft, and the day she could fulfill a dream of turning pro. Finally, with the last pick in the first round, Bell heard her name called. She had been selected by the 2023 NWSL […]
Photo Copyright Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports After two shocking trades on National Women’s Soccer League Draft day, the Washington Spirit were in possession of a total of four first-round draft picks heading into the draft, but were now without midfielder Ashley Sanchez, and defender Sam Staab. Staab was sent to Chicago in return for the […]
Stephen Brashear-USA TODAY Sports Draft Day 2024 in the National Women’s Soccer League will be remembered as a day the Washington Spirit embarked on a rebuilding project. Time will tell what they do with the allocation money acquired throughout the day, but in a span of less than four hours the club jettisoned two key […]
Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports Each year, the National Women’s Soccer League Draft serves as the unofficial start to the new season. Its position on the calendar in the first weeks of January helps with that designation, but like the New Year itself, the draft offers hope of new beginnings to teams and the league at […]
Photo Copyright Amber Searls for USA TODAY Sports Six-figure salaries becoming the norm for the National Women’s Soccer League’s best players marks some serious progress by an entity that launched just over a decade ago with a minimum salary that barely topped $6,000. Thursday’s announcement by the NWSL that each team’s salary cap will increase […]
Photo Copyright Soobum Im for USA TODAY Sports Today San Diego local and Ireland national team forward Kyra Carusa becomes the 21st player signed to the San Diego Wave for the upcoming 2024 season. Her new contract with the team also includes a mutual option for 2025. “When I first came to San Diego I […]
Stephen Brashear-USA TODAY Sports As the National Women’s Soccer League Offseason gets closer to completion and preseason looms, teams continue to sign players for the upcoming season and Angel City is no exception. On Monday, the team announced that LA-local Lily Nabet has been re-signed through the 2025 season. The Equalizer spoke to the midfielder […]
Photo Copyright Daniela Porcelli/SPP Women’s football has grown and advanced tenfold over the last few years, yet it remains unbalanced in its investment in clubs and coverage. Many clubs underfund their women’s teams and only some will invest and focus on giving them the best infrastructure and players needed to be a success; with easy […]
Photo: Scott Sewell-USA TODAY Sports The North Carolina Courage are back in the NWSL Challenge Cup final and will host Racing Louisville for Saturday’s finale. Here’s your bite-size recap of Wednesday’s semifinals. KC Current 0, NC Courage 1 What happened: Brianna Pinto turned on a loose ball and scored it in the 6th minute of […]
© Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports The NWSL Challenge Cup has come down to three more matches before the competition is put on mothballs for 2024. With two new teams making for an expanded regular season in 2024 plus plans to shutter the league for the Olympic Games, the National Women’s Soccer League will bring […]