Portland Thorns announce Rhian Wilkinson as new head coach

Rhian Wilkinson was officially named the new head coach of Portland Thorns FC on Monday. The former Canada international takes over...

NWSL Semifinal Results: Spirit, Red Stars pull upsets to advance to final

Sunday’s National Women’s Soccer League semifinals brought a pair of upsets. Portland Thorns FC and OL Reign, the top two seeds...

Angela Salem is finally getting noticed

When the whistle blew at the end of their 0-0 season-finale draw against the North Carolina Courage, the Portland Thorns were...

The Lowdown: Playoff history for both NWSL semifinals

Last Sunday was a good day for the National Women’s Soccer League. Although we said a real and final goodbye to...

Healthy spines: Strong midfields are a trend among NWSL playoff teams

At a glance, the six National Women’s Soccer League teams that made the 2021 postseason might not have a lot in...

Karina LeBlanc named general manager of Portland Thorns

Karina LeBlanc, who most recently was the head of women’s football for Concacaf, is the new general manager of Portland Thorns...

Early talking points on the 2021 NWSL playoff field

The 2021 playoff field is set after the most chaotic season to date in the National Women’s Soccer League, and while...

NWSL Results: Reign clinch No. 2 seed, Courage narrowly keep playoff hopes alive

OL Reign will host the other semifinal in Tacoma on Nov. 14 after defeating Kansas City, 3-0 on Saturday. The win...

NWSL Results: Thorns clinch NWSL Shield; Gotham move into playoff position over Courage

Sunday brought two final games to round out a packed weekend of National Women’s Soccer League action. With their win over...

NWSL Results: Chaos continues as Spirit go third, Pride fall further back, Thorns and Reign draw

The National Women’s Soccer League‘s playoff picture remains a mess, and it presented a few more twists through Wednesday’s four matches....