Former assistant coach argues NWSL needs a better development pathway

  Anyone who has spent time with Gary Curneen has quickly realized he’s as much a philosopher as he is a...

‘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...

Thailand navigates realities of life after the World Cup — on and off the field

It’s halftime in Thailand’s Asian Football Confederation Olympic qualifying match against China in Sydney’s southwestern suburbs. The players, soaked to the...

The Lowdown: Lisa Cole is building another program from the ground up

As National Women’s Soccer League fans patiently anxiously await the start of the new season, a far more low-key opening day...