Arsenal and Chelsea will meet NWSL teams in US summer tour
ESPN reported that Women’s Super League sides Arsenal and champions Chelsea will face NWSL teams in a US Tour set for this August, which will also include a matchup between the two WSL sides in Washington, D.C. Arsenal will play Washington Spirit while Chelsea will play 2023 NWSL champions NJ/NY Gotham FC, both at Red Bull Arena in New Jersey. …
Continue Reading
Kyra Carusa’s San Diego Wave win NWSL Challenge Cup
Ireland International Kyra Carusa’s club San Diego Wave defeated Gotham FC 1-0 to win the NWSL Challenge Cup Friday night (March 15). https://www.instagram.com/p/C4l3o4PvAtw/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== USWNT striker Alex Morgan scored the winner in the 88th minute on a corner from Savannah McCaskill. Carusa, who is eligible to represent Ireland through her Irish grandparents and made her international debut in 2020, started. There …
Continue Reading
KC Current win first game in stadium built solely for women’s sport
-
Grace Fisher
-
March 16, 2024
-
Soccer
-
Alexandra Pfeiffer, Beatriz Zaneratto Joao, Desiree Scott, Janine Beckie, KC Current, Kristen Hamilton, NWSL, Portland Thorns, Sophia Smith, Vanessa DiBernardo
-
0 Comments
The Kansas City Current defeated the Portland Thorns 5-4 to win their season-opener and the first-ever game in their new 11,500-seat CPKC Stadium, the first built specifically for a women’s professional sports team. Vanessa DiBernardo scored a brace for the Current, with goals from Beatriz Zaneratto Joao, Kristen Hamilton, and Alexandra Pfeiffer clinching the win in front of a cheering …
Continue Reading
$740,000 transfer to Orlando Pride makes Barbra Banda second-most expensive female player in world
NWSL side Orlando Pride has acquired Zambian forward Barbra Banda after paying a $740,000 (€676,000) fee to her previous club, Shanghai Shengli FC, which competes in the Chinese Women’s Super League. The transfer fee is the second-highest ever in women’s soccer, exceeded only by Bay FC’s $788,000 (€720,000) payment to Real Madrid last month to acquire Banda’s compatriot Racheal Kundananji. …
Continue Reading
Michele Kang adds London City Lionesses to growing empire
-
Grace Fisher
-
December 16, 2023
-
Soccer
-
Barclay's WSL, Barclays Women's Championship, Cognosante, Diane Culligan, London City Lionesses, Lyon, Lyon Féminin, Michele Kang, NewCo, NWSL, Washington Spirit
-
0 Comments
American businesswoman Michele Kang has added the London City Lionesses to her growing women’s sport empire. The Lionesses currently play in the Barclays Women’s Championship, the second division of English football. Kang also owns NWSL team Washington Spirit and French club Lyon. Kang’s quest “to build the preeminent female sports organisation in the world,” as a statement released by the …
Continue Reading
Gotham FC Players Win Their First NWSL Championship Title In The Midst Of Adversity
Photo by Ray Acevedo-USA TODAY Sports Gotham FC won the US National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) title after they triumphed over the OL Reign on Sunday, 12 November. The game was significant due to it being the last for US Women’s National Team (USWNT) stars Ali Krieger and Megan Rapinoe who were playing on opposing sides. The game took an …
Continue Reading
Megan Rapinoe’s career ends in injury as Ali Krieger, Gotham win NWSL title
Legendary USWNT players Megan Rapinoe and Ali Krieger were both playing the final games of their careers last night in one last chance to win a trophy, but faced very different outcomes. Krieger helped Gotham FC, who finished last in the NWSL in 2022, to their first title in what she called “the perfect ending.” But Rapinoe suffered a non-contact …
Continue Reading
Sinead Farrelly’s Comeback Leads Gotham FC To First-Ever NWSL Decider
Republic of Ireland midfielder Sinead Farrelly made a significant impact coming off the bench to help NY/NJ Gotham FC secure a thrilling victory over her former club, the Portland Thorns, during extra time. This win propels Gotham to their first-ever National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) decider. The pivotal moment occurred in the 107th minute when Kristie Mewis brilliantly found Katie …
Continue Reading
CPKC Stadium in Kansas City: The First Stadium Built Solely For Pro Women’s Sports
Kansas City, Missouri, is making history with the construction of the first stadium in the world designed exclusively for a women’s professional sports team. Set to debut in spring 2024, this groundbreaking $120 million facility will be home to the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) team, the Kansas City Current. The Kansas City Current’s new stadium marks a transformative moment …
Continue Reading
After A Five Year Absence Boston is Finally Getting A Second Chance at the NWSL
Photo by David L. Ryan, The Boston Globe The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) has announced that there is set to be a women’s soccer team in the Massachusetts capital opening in 2026. Boston has been awarded expansion rights for the NWSL’s 15th team! — National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) September 19, 2023 This comes in the wake of a …
Continue Reading
