NWSL announces Louisville as 2021 expansion franchise

Louisville, Kentucky, will be the home of a National Women’s Soccer League team beginning in the 2021 season. The league and Louisville...

Katie Naughton finds redemption in Red Stars semifinal win

BRIDGEVIEW, Il. — When the Chicago Red Stars traveled to Portland to take on the Thorns in August, things didn’t go...

The Equalizer Podcast, Episode 81: NWSL Semifinal Recap

The North Carolina Courage and Chicago Red Stars have advanced to the 2019 National Women’s Soccer League Championship after defeating Reign...

Another (near) winning moment for Heather O’Reilly

CARY, N.C. — It seemed like the storybook ending only someone like Heather O’Reilly could write. As regulation time ticked away...

Lauletta: Assessing each team’s NWSL semifinal performance

It was a fantastic day of soccer over two National Women’s Soccer League semifinals, with the North Carolina Courage prevailing over...

Kerr’s first playoff goal lifts Red Stars to NWSL Championship for first time

Sam Kerr’s 8th-minute tally stood as the game’s only goal in Sunday’s second National Women’s Soccer League semifinal as the Chicago...

Reign FC did everything right against the Courage, and it still wasn’t enough

In the end, it all went as expected. The North Carolina Courage are headed to a fourth consecutive National Women’s Soccer...

Courage heading to third-straight final after 4-1 extra time win over Reign FC

The North Carolina Courage weaved their way in and out of the box and took shot after shot. However, nothing could...

Tobin Heath-Casey Short match-up could determine Thorns-Red Stars semifinal

One is a two-time World Champion and Olympian, known throughout the sphere of women’s soccer as a magician, whose tricks on...

Planning for the unexpected has Reign FC defying the odds

Defining the identity of Reign FC, at a time of such volatile changes to personnel on the field and —potentially —...