Women's Soccer
USWNT roster release: Alex Morgan could reach 200 caps vs. Germany
Alex Morgan is back on the U.S. Women's National Team roster with a chance to reach 200 caps for her stellar career.
Coach Vlatko Andonovski announced the 24-team roster on Monday for two upcoming friendlies against Germany with Morgan listed as one of the team's seven forwards.
Sophia Smith becomes youngest NWSL Championship MVP — Portland Thorns defeat KC Current 2-0
The Portland Thorns defeated the KC Current 2-0 in front of 17,624 fans at Audi Field in the nation’s capital on Saturday to win the club’s third NWSL Championship. Sophia Smith, the National Women’s Soccer League MVP, led her team to victory scoring the first and being involved in the second.
It was a momentous game for the league as the Championship game was CBS showed the game on national television during primetime for the first time in history.
2022 is the year of Sophia Smith.
The American Outlaws prepare for two World Cups in one year
Soccer is nothing without the fans. Traveling to games to be part of a collective; a group to support your team, whether it’s home or on the road. Fandom brings people together and breeds community, fostering relationships that may not have happened without the shared bond of sport. This is what the American Outlaws do best.
Sophia Smith becomes youngest ever NWSL MVP
Portland Thorns striker Sophia Smith was named the National Women's Soccer League's (NWSL) Most Valuable Player on Thursday, becoming the youngest to earn the regular-season honor days before their championship match against Kansas City.
The 22-year-old scored a club record 14 goals in 18 appearances, the second highest tally this season behind San Diego Wave forward Alex Morgan (16), and three assists to help the Thorns to a second consecutive postseason appearance.
Chelsea's Sam Kerr scores left-footer, right-footer and header in 4-goal UWCL game
After failing to advance beyond the UEFA Women's Champions League group stage last season, Chelsea made it two wins from two to start the 2022-23 campaign by hammering Albania's Vllaznia 8-0 at Kingsmeadow on Wednesday night.
With Real Madrid and PSG drawing 0-0 in the day's other match from Group A, Chelsea went top with six points followed by Real with four, PSG with one and Vllaznia on zero.
Chelsea's Woman of the Match was striker Sam Kerr with a four-goal haul. Pernille Harder also recorded a hat-trick and Kateřina Svitková got one for the Blues.
Por este tipo de golazos es que a Aylin Aviléz le dicen La Joya: ¡Mamma mia!
Rayadas cerró su participación en la fase regular del Apertura 2022 aplastando a Santos Laguna. Las regias ganaron 4-0 en territorio guerrero y aseguraron la segunda posición en el torneo, en gran parte gracias a la tremenda actuación de Aylin Aviléz, quien con un doblete dio alimento a todos aquellos que la llaman La Joya
Uno de esos goles, por cierto, fue una auténtica belleza.
USWNT fans get 2 prime time games, 1 brutally late night at World Cup
The draw made next summer's tournament in Australia and New Zealand come into focus, but we can really start to anticipate the event with FIFA now revealing the 2023 Women's World Cup kick off times.
Crystal Dunn fires Portland into NWSL Championship with stoppage-time winner
The Portland Thorns clinched a spot in next Saturday's NWSL Championship by eliminating the San Diego Wave 2-1 in today's semifinal at Providence Park with sensational goals from Rocky Rodríguez and Crystal Dunn overcoming Taylor Kornieck's opener.
The expansion Wave took the lead in the eighth-minute when Golden Boot winner Alex Morgan turned provider with Kornieck finishing from close range.
Women's World Cup draw: USWNT to face Dutch in rematch of last final
AUCKLAND - Four-times winners the United States will face the Netherlands in a rematch of the 2019 Women's World Cup Final after being drawn with the European side, debutants Vietnam and a playoff winner at Saturday's draw in Auckland for next year's showpiece.
European champions England will also take on a playoff winner, Denmark and China in Group D, while 2003 and 2007 World Cup winners Germany will play Morocco, Colombia and South Korea in Group H at the July 20-Aug. 20 tournament next year.