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...

Student, player, coach: Angela Salem’s bi-coastal juggling act was worth it

Graduate school is daunting for anyone. Add in being a professional athlete, and it presents a different set of challenges entirely....

The battle for challenger continues as Thorns-Spirit result proves inconclusive

Throughout the 2020 National Women’s Soccer League Challenge Cup, teams have rolled out a variety of approaches which indicate different expectations...

Spirit, Thorns feature in goalkeeper battle, draw 1-1

As the group stage of the NWSL Challenge Cup gets closer to dwindling down, teams are fighting for points. Although all...

System overload: Early glimpses of the new-look Portland Thorns

It’s too early to put a label on it, but the principles of the new-look Portland Thorns are beginning to take...

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...

NWSL players kneel during anthem in solidarity with Black Lives Matter movement

The opening moments of the 2020 National Women’s Soccer League Challenge Cup were dedicated to the Black Lives Matter movement, most...

Courage 2-1 Thorns: Analyzing NWSL’s big, first game back

The National Women’s Soccer League returned to the pitch on Saturday for the start of the 2020 Challenge Cup, and while...

Late goal lifts Courage past Thorns in NWSL Challenge Cup opener

Lynn Williams scored the game-winning goal in stoppage time as the North Carolina Courage defeated the Portland Thorns, 2-1 in the...

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...