Bethany Balcer’s amazing 2019, and why the NWSL Draft is not a referendum

The 2019 National Women’s Soccer League rookie of the year was not selected in the college draft. She was not a...

Brooke Elby takes a new perspective

Brooke Elby has had quite the year. Last offseason, she spent her time working on a number of items for the...

Knowing no limits: Soccer before and after Sam Kerr

I don’t remember the first time I watched Sam Kerr play football in real life. I don’t remember the stadium. I...

Carli Lloyd makes her statement — again

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Carli Lloyd couldn’t contain her smile on Thursday. Could you blame her? Lloyd had just scored twice and...

Taylor Smith, out all year with a torn ACL, rediscovered herself with Reign FC

If you looked closely enough at a Reign FC home broadcast this year, you just might have seen Taylor Smith for...

Sam Kerr, all grown up

Going into Sunday’s 2019 National Women’s Soccer League Championship, one has to wonder if we’ve finally run out of things to...

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...

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...

Kailen Sheridan has found her voice amid Sky Blue FC’s turnover

Between the staff turnover, the player exodus, voices of discontent around playing and living conditions, and an abysmal record, Sky Blue’s...

Heather O’Reilly on looming retirement: ‘I consider myself very lucky’

Heather O’Reilly will retire from soccer at the end of this National Women’s Soccer League season, ending a 17-year career which...