The Lowdown: How Paul Riley wound up in WNY

Back at the end of 2015 when Aaran Lines was contemplating the end of his run as the head coach of...

NWSL reveals 2016 schedule with slight imbalance

The National Women’s Soccer League unveiled its 2016 schedule on Thursday, and despite there being 10 teams in the league now,...

Fit For 90, Dr. Cone bring sports science to soccer

There are a lot of components that coalesce to generate a team’s performance on the field. Media and fans alike focus...

Morgan returns to Portland for NWSL opening weekend

NWSL clubs announced the dates and opponents for their home openers on Wednesday. The highlight is Alex Morgan and Orlando Pride...

The Lowdown: Examining Canadian allocations

The Canadian Soccer Association and NWSL finally got around to announcing the allocated players that Canada will send to the league...

The Lowdown: On lawsuits and Olympic quailfying

United States women’s national team players are in the spotlight this week.  They are on schedule at the dawn of what...

Desiree Scott returns to Kansas City via allocation

The Canadian Soccer Association and NWSL announced a list of 11 players that have been allocated by the federation to the...

The Lowdown: Biggest questions for NWSL teams

You can count Punxsutawney Phil among those getting ready for the NWSL season. The groundhog emerged to no shadow on Tuesday...

The Lowdown: Jeff Plush on the state of NWSL

A year ago, at the 2015 college draft, Jeff Plush introduced himself to the small but dedicated NWSL press corps. His...

Orlando stadium delays move ’16 College Cup to Cary

Lost in the recent shuffle of NWSL Draft news were two significant related items affecting women’s soccer in the southeast. Stadium...