The Portland Thorns and Angel City played the NWSL's game of the season on Saturday night at Providence Park — who says draws are boring?
The match had absolutely everything.
In the 10th-minute, 18-year-old phenom Alyssa Thompson gave Angel City the lead with a run that showcased her frightening pace before beating Portland keeper Bella Bixby at her near post.
All signs pointed to a quick return to the NWSL after Julie Ertz made a surprising comeback with the USWNT, and on Monday we got confirmation of Angel City FC signing her to a one-year contract.
The Bay Area in California won the bid to become the home for the National Women’s Soccer League’s 14th team. The new club is backed by USWNT legends Brandi Chastain, Aly Wagner, Danielle Slaton and Leslie Osborne along with global investment firm Sixth Street.
It’s not clear yet where in the Bay Area the new club will be, but it will begin play in the 2024 season.
The NWSL is officially coming to the Bay Area in 2024!
Matchday 2 of the 2023 NWSL season came to a close Sunday with a crazy finish between the Orlando Pride and Angel City at Exploria Stadium.
The visitors took the lead in the 39th-minute from the penalty spot through Claire Emslie after Alyssa Thompson was fouled in the area.
La Selección Mexicana Femenil dio a conocer su lista de convocadas para los duelos que sostendrá ante Chicago Red Stars y Houston Dash en abril, ambos parte de su MexTour W por los Estados Unidos.
La nómina de Pedro López tiene 23 nombre, entre los cuales se encuentra una que otra sorpresa. Destaca, por ejemplo, el debut de Jazmín Casarez (FC Juárez), así como el regreso de María Sánchez y Diana Ordóñez, quienes estuvieron ausentes en la última convocatoria.
Curiosamente, ambas son jugadoras del Dash, uno de los rivales de la gira.
El Angel City FC de la NWSL anunció este martes la contratación de la mexicoamericana Scarlett Camberos como nueva jugadora de su plantel. La extrema dejó hace unos días el Club América de la Liga MX Femenil, no porque quisiera, sino que debido a la inseguridad que sentía en medio del terrible caso de acoso digital y presencial que vive.
In an unexpected twist, Julie Ertz was named on the 26-player roster for the United States women’s national team’s pair of friendly games vs. Ireland in early April. If Ertz appears in either game, it will be her first appearance for club or country since the bronze medal match in the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 5, 2021.
Ertz has been away from the game for over a year and a half due to injuries and the birth of her child, Madden, in August 2022.
San Diego is turning into a city full of soccer related events, and San Diego State’s Snapdragon Stadium is at the center of all of it.
Club América and Club Tijuana faced off last Sunday, March 26, in what was Snapdragon Stadium’s Bashor Field’s first ever professional men’s soccer game and boy did they choose the right teams and fans to do so.
We already knew that Alyssa Thompson was special. The 18-year-old made history when Angel City, with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft, made her the first-ever selection straight out of high school.
Then, back on March 9, she scored her first goal for the club in a friendly win over América — a remarkable dribble from the center circle that left four defenders and the goalkeeper in her wake.
Opening weekend of the NWSL season continued Sunday with the Washington Spirit welcoming OL Reign to Audi Field, where Trinity Rodman brought the crowd to its feet with some sublime quality on the ball and a solo game-winner in the second half.
We had a scoreless opening 45 in the nation's capital, but Rodman established herself as the standout player with a couple brilliant moments.
One run from deep inside her own half was finished with a backheel pass and half-chance for Ashley Hatch.