‘I’ll get my chance again’: Hailie Mace’s waiting game is almost over

CARY, N.C. — Hailie Mace does not show a lot of emotion on the soccer field. The coaches who truly know...

LFG: Mallory Pugh is thankful for her wake-up call

ORLANDO, Florida — Mallory Pugh felt like she was having an out-of-body experience. Within a matter of hours, Pugh had received...

Casey Short is ready for whatever

ORLANDO, Florida — Nothing came easy for Casey Short in 2019. She was, by all accounts, the last player cut from...

Becky Sauerbrunn is finally heading home

“Home” is a relative term for United States women’s national team players. They spent roughly half of 2019 in hotel rooms...

Paige Nielsen was ready to quit. Now, she’s integral to the Spirit’s rebuild

A year ago, Paige Nielsen was thinking about quitting soccer altogether. She was at the end of a three-year, globe-trotting journey,...

American goalkeeper finds an unexpected dream in an unexpected place

Thousands of Americans wandered the streets of Reims, France, this past summer, enjoying the open-air cafes along Place Drouet d’Erlon and...

The Lowdown: Ali Riley is coming home

Ali Riley had been thinking about it for some time. When Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) folded in early 2012, she left...

Christine Sinclair has her mark in sight

Canada’s Christine Sinclair is two goals away from becoming the all-time leading goal-scorer in international soccer history. Sinclair currently sits on...

Out of adversity, Andi Sullivan finds new opportunity with USWNT

Andi Sullivan knows what it’s like to be on the end of big phone calls. Last year, it was a call...

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...