The reigning National Women’s Soccer League champs boosted their midfield Monday, adding a player with European experience. Julia Spetsmark, who has four caps for the Swedish national team, signed with the North Carolina Courage. The club did not release specifics about the deal, which is pending receipt of her International Transfer Certificate and P1 visa. […]
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Seattle Reign FC has acquired an additional scoring threat leading up to the 2019 season. The North Carolina Courage announced Monday they traded the rights to Darian Jenkins to Seattle in exchange for the Reign’s first-round pick in the 2019 National Women’s Soccer League draft. That pick is ninth overall. Following the trade, the Reign […]
PORTLAND — For the second year in a row, the North Carolina Courage advanced to the National Women’s Soccer League Championship after beating the Chicago Red Stars in a tense semifinal put away by a late goal. Jessica McDonald and Samantha Mewis scored for the NWSL Shield-winning Courage as they beat the Red Stars 2-0 […]
A National Women’s Soccer League conference call Wednesday started with the name on the top of everyone’s mind heading into Sunday’s semifinal match between North Carolina Courage and Chicago Red Stars. No, it was not NWSL Golden Boot winner and Australian international Sam Kerr. It was Florence. Hurricane Florence, that is. Minutes before coaches and […]
After clinching a playoff spot for the fourth straight year, the Chicago Red Stars talked about how different this year’s team is from the previous three that lost in the semifinals. It now also appears the semifinal itself could be drastically different given the impact Hurricane Florence is projected to have on North Carolina. The […]
The North Carolina Courage ended the 2018 National Women’s Soccer League regular season in fitting fashion, with a record-breaking 5-0 victory Saturday against the Houston Dash. The Courage (17-1-6, 57 points) set a club record for goals in a match and set league records for wins (17), regular-season points (57) and regular-season goals (53). They […]
McCall Zerboni broke her elbow in the early minutes of a Tuesday friendly against Chile, according to a statement released Wednesday by U.S. Soccer. Zerboni had to leave the game in the fifth minute after colliding with a Chile player and falling hard to the pitch. She was replaced by Morgan Brian and the United […]
CARY, N.C. — At least for now, the Orlando Pride are out of the playoff picture. Another collapse left coach Tom Sermanni scratching his head. It left Pride players frustrated and searching for answers. Brazilian superstar Marta went back to the locker room before Sermanni had a chance to address the team as a group. […]
CARY, N.C. — After multiple weather delays, the Orlando Pride’s match against the North Carolina Courage has been postponed until 10 a.m. Sunday. Kickoff was delayed one hour and 35 minutes due to inclement weather. The two clubs played into the 22nd minute of the match – with both sides providing excitement for the fans […]
Orlando Pride coach Tom Sermanni has already thought about what it’s going to take for the Pride to reach the playoffs with three matches remaining. To him, nine points during the final three matches means the Pride are in. Seven would give them a solid chance. His calculations leave no room for a loss, even […]