The Houston Dash acquired U.S. national team standout Christen Press from Chicago, but she had no interest in moving to Houston and has not yet reported to the club. Despite the drama, the Dash are expected to be competitive. Kealia Ohai, who suffered a torn ACL last year, is back. Defenders Amber Brooks and Rachel […]
With strong play from U.S. women’s national team starting goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, Chicago was one of four teams to earn a playoff NWSL spot last season. The Red Stars got a huge boost in the offseason, adding 2017 NWSL MVP Sam Kerr. She is one of the top goal-scoring threats in the world and will […]
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Earthquakes currently have a bye week in their Major League Soccer schedule, but it is anything but quiet around Avaya Stadium. Not with Landon Donovan back in town. “It’s nice to be back in this city,” Donovan said at afternoon press conference. “Every time I come back, I […]
The Portland Thorns won the 2017 NWSL title thanks an imposing backline and physical attack. Along with playing in front of a rowdy home crowd, Portland has thrived by consistently retaining the core of its roster. Newcomers Andressinha and Ellie Carpenter should help create more scoring chances. Tobin Heath and Caitlin Foord are talented scoring […]
The North Carolina Courage won the 2017 NWSL Supporter Shield, delivering a strong regular season, but fell 1-0 to the Portland Thorns in the NWSL championship game played at Orlando City Stadium. The Courage will feature a formidable scoring in Lynn Williams and Crystal Dunn. Williams was the 2016 NWSL MVP and Golden Boot winner. […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”58″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] HANOVER, N.J. — The New York Red Bulls consider it a 90-minute identity crisis. Win or lose, the club wants to look like themselves, but they said that wasn’t the case last week in a 1-0 loss to Real Salt Lake — the club’s […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”42″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – To say the Colorado Rapids were “defensive minded” the past four seasons under coach Pablo Mastroeni would be an understatement. In the last four seasons, the club averaged 1.07 goals per game – a league worst during that span. But […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”64″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] If this doesn’t work, if Zlatan Ibrahimović fails to take the Galaxy out of the shadows of this city’s sporting landscape, the soccer franchise might as well not sign another big-name foreign player. Because if Ibrahimović can’t make Los Angeles care about the Galaxy, […]
Only 17 first-team players trained at RFK Stadium Auxiliary fields during a wet and snowy week. Players, wrapped in long sleeves, scarves and hats, took to the turf field. “I didn’t count them up,” coach Ben Olsen said looking around at the practicing squad. Many Major League Soccer teams do not partake in the international […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”64″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] A little more than a decade ago, the Galaxy lured David Beckham to Southern California from one of Europe’s top soccer clubs, a move that changed the direction of the sport in the U.S. forever. On Thursday the Galaxy finalized a deal to bring […]