NWSL Challenge Cup schedule imbalance shows in final match before knockout round

Ahead of the Chicago Red Stars’ match against the Utah Royals on Sunday night at the 2020 National Women’s Soccer League...

‘Nobody makes it to this league by being mediocre’: Sharples, Davison on coming together, creating their own moment

When Kayla Sharples and Hannah Davison found out they were getting their first competitive professional starts, a few days before the...

Is the solution for beating the Courage, playing like the Courage?

The burning on-field question of this National Women’s Soccer League offseason once again revolved around how anyone was going to beat...

Erceg’s late header lifts Courage past Red Stars in NWSL Championship rematch

Abby Erceg scored a thundering header following a short corner kick to lift the North Carolina Courage past the Chicago Red...

Thorns, Red Stars rotate heavily in scoreless draw

The 2020 National Women’s Soccer League Challenge Cup saw its second straight scoreless draw played out on Wednesday as the Chicago...

‘They want the best for you in the long run’: Bianca St. Georges makes her long-awaited NWSL debut

Bianca St. Georges was selected in the third round of the 2019 draft by the Chicago Red Stars. The next day,...

Lavelle, Hatch lift Spirit past Red Stars on Challenge Cup opening day

The Washington Spirit opened up their 2020 National Women’s Soccer League Challenge Cup with a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Red...

How the NWSL adapted to add sponsorship despite shortened season, pandemic

Google was announced as the National Women’s Soccer League’s ninth national sponsor on Friday, a remarkable turn of business in the...

With U.S. sports spotlight to themselves, NWSL players plan acts of solidarity

In a show of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, National Women’s Soccer League players told The Equalizer they plan...

A 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup preview — using astrology

From the two-and-a-half-month-long preseason training moratorium to state-imposed quarantines in response to COVID-19, it was pretty clear that the 2020 National...