Orlando Pride coach Tom Sermanni can easily identify what went wrong with his club in a scoreless draw with the Utah Royals. It came down to fundamentals, he said. Luckily, fundamental flaws – rather than issues of tactics or a player’s quality – can be rectified. Despite a lively second half, the Pride settled for […]
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Orlando Pride coach Tom Sermanni has some experience to draw on when it comes to assessing his players’ fatigue levels. There were spans last season when some of his international stars logged hundreds of match minutes over short periods of time. Players would leave for their national teams, play, then return and go right back […]
Utah Royals coach Laura Harvey and her players savored a mix of joy and relief as they finally celebrated the first win in franchise history Saturday night. Amy Rodriguez fed Kelley O’Hara for a goal in the seventh minute and Diana Matheson added another score in 66th during the club’s 2-0 win over over the […]
The Utah Royals didn’t notch a road win, but they were the first National Women’s Soccer League side to stop the North Carolina Courage from claiming a victory. The Courage (4-0-1, 13 points) needed a goal from U.S. women’s national team standout Crystal Dunn in the 80th minute to tie the match 2-2 and avoid […]
The buzz leading to Saturday’s inaugural home match for Utah Royals FC turned into a high-energy atmosphere on the day with an announced crowd of 19,203, the eighth largest in NWSL history and a record for a women’s soccer match at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah. But the visiting Chicago Red Stars (1-1-1, 4 points) […]
Houston Dash goalkeeper Jane Campbell recorded five saves and her first clean sheet during a 0-0 draw with the Utah Royals Friday night. The Dash (0-0-2, 2 points) had several promising scoring opportunities, including a Kimberly Keever shot off a cross from Linda Motlhalo during first half stoppage time that was just off target. The […]
The North Carolina Courage were the preseason favorite to win the National Women’s Soccer League title and did nothing to hurt their standing during opening weekend. Click through the photo gallery to see where the other eight teams stand in the inaugural Pro Soccer USA NWSL power rankings. [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”75″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” […]
[bc_video video_id=”5757756916001″ account_id=”3690581442001″ player_id=”H1NR7MVXz” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] The Orlando Pride secured a 1-1 draw in their season opener against the Utah Royals in front of an announced crowd of 9,017 at Orlando City Stadium. Here are three takeaways from the match: Orlando has another soccer club that needs time to jell […]
[bc_video video_id=”5757756916001″ account_id=”3690581442001″ player_id=”H1NR7MVXz” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] The Orlando Pride — the best, brightest, most star-studded professional sports team in Orlando — opened the season Saturday night in front of a home stadium not even half-full. The announced crowd of 9,017 for the Pride’s 1-1 draw with the Utah Royals was […]
[bc_video video_id=”5757756916001″ account_id=”3690581442001″ player_id=”H1NR7MVXz” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] Before the Orlando Pride’s 2018 season officially got started Saturday evening, there was excitement surrounding the club’s attack. A group of new players were added in the offseason, including striker Sydney Leroux. Players were fired up about the club’s potential, especially considering the Pride […]