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Published August 13, 2026 The USWNT 2026 Concacaf W Championship kicks off Nov. 27 in Mansfield, Texas, with the Americans opening against El Salvador — a team they’ve never faced in women’s soccer history. The tournament, running through a Dec. 5 final in Houston, doubles as Concacaf’s qualifying event for both the 2027 World Cup … Read more
Published August 12, 2026 NWSL stars at WAFCON 2026 face their biggest week of the tournament, with two semifinals Wednesday, an elimination playoff Thursday and the final on Sunday all deciding who reaches the 2027 World Cup — and when several Washington Spirit and Chicago Stars players make it back to their NWSL clubs. Kansas … Read more
Published August 11, 2026 The Trinity Rodman NWSL Player of the Month announcement, confirmed by the league on Aug. 6, capped the best individual stretch of her career — five goals, three of them match-winners, in a July that also made her the youngest player in NWSL history to start 100 regular-season matches. But the … Read more
Marc Skinner Manchester United Women Exit Paves Way for Olid PUBLISHED: August 10, 2026 | UPDATED: August 10, 2026 Marc Skinner Manchester United Women Exit Paves Way for Olid The Marc Skinner Manchester United Women era is officially over. The club confirmed this week that Skinner has left by mutual agreement after five years in … Read more
Evelyn Ijeh’s Breakout Fuels North Carolina Courage Surge INTRODUCTION Evelyn Ijeh, North Carolina Courage’s 24-year-old Swedish forward, has turned a three-game losing streak into a two-game playoff-charging streak almost single-handedly. A hat trick against Orlando Pride and a follow-up road win at Denver Summit have vaulted the Courage into seventh place in the NWSL standings, … Read more
INTRODUCTION Denver Summit’s 2-0 loss to North Carolina Courage on Wednesday cost more than three points: it’s the latest sign the expansion club’s playoff hopes are fading in its inaugural season, and it came with prized new signing Gemma Bonner still stuck on the bench, four days after joining specifically to help stop results like … Read more
INTRODUCTION Nigeria advances to WAFCON quarterfinals after thrashing Egypt 6-2 on Wednesday, but the Super Falcons’ path through Group C ended up decided by something stranger than a scoreline: a three-way tiebreaker so tight that Zambia won its final match and still went home, while Malawi lost its final match and still finished top of … Read more
INTRODUCTION Nigeria vs. Egypt WAFCON action Wednesday night in Rabat is a straightforward must-win for the Super Falcons: lose, and the record 10-time African champions could become the first defending WAFCON titleholder in tournament history to exit at the group stage — and lose their most direct path to the 2027 World Cup in Brazil … Read more
INTRODUCTION Utah Royals FC jumped to No. 1 in ESPN’s latest NWSL Power Rankings after routing Portland 5-1, while Washington Spirit tumbled following a 1-0 home loss to San Diego. But the swing is more a shift in form-based rankings than an actual changing of the guard — Washington still leads the real NWSL standings … Read more
INTRODUCTION The Gemma Bonner Denver Summit signing, announced Aug. 1, brings a decorated English defender back to the NWSL for the first time in five years and reunites her with a coach who already knows exactly what she offers: Denver head coach Nick Cushing managed Bonner at Manchester City from 2018 to 2020, and he’s … Read more