Angel City doesn’t expect Julie Ertz to play in 2022

As preseason begins this week across the National Women’s Soccer League, the most notable absence is Julie Ertz, who was acquired...

‘I look back with a little smile’: Vanessa Gilles took the long road to Angel City FC, NWSL

Vanessa Gilles is still relatively unknown globally, but that is quickly changing. This time last year, Gilles had just two senior...

NWSL to play balanced schedule in 2022, Challenge Cup returns in preseason

National Women’s Soccer League teams will play 22 regular-season matches apiece in 2022, down from the 24-match schedule that has been...

Lauletta: NWSL offseason grades… so far

Every National Women’s Soccer League offseason has some element of shock and awe, but this one has moved faster and more...

Angel City, San Diego add to rosters with picks in barebones NWSL Expansion Draft

An anticlimactic National Women’s Soccer League Expansion Draft saw the league’s two newest teams select a total of seven players on...

Kassouf: Circumventing the NWSL expansion draft underscores the need for free agency

It is hard to imagine a more anticlimactic buildup to Thursday’s National Women’s Soccer League Expansion Draft. What originally was going...

Kassouf: Angel City’s ticket-revenue share with players is simple and smart

NIL — name, image, likeness — is the topic in college sports right now. The NCAA has finally relaxed its outdated...

Kassouf: It’s time to rethink the NWSL expansion draft

Winter is coming, and that portends the semi-annual upheaval of National Women’s Soccer League rosters. Most years, the college draft is...

The Lowdown: How will Press, Coombe shape Angel City on the field?

Even by the standards of the National Women’s Soccer League, the last few weeks have been chaotic. In the last several...

Kassouf: Angel City announces its presence in the chaos that is the NWSL

In the span of a few hours on Monday, Angel City FC announced its first head coach — Freya Coombe, as...