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Published August 25, 2026 Ashley Sanchez scored the latest goal in NWSL regular-season history Saturday, converting a penalty at 106 minutes, 50 seconds — deep into a 17-minute second-half stoppage period — to complete a brace and lift North Carolina Courage past Boston Legacy FC, 2-1. The goal was also her 13th of the season, … Read more
Published August 24, 2026 Trinity Byars was involved in all four San Diego Wave goals in a 4-2 win over Utah Royals FC this weekend, scoring twice and assisting twice in the kind of performance that’s put her squarely in the conversation for her first senior USWNT call-up. It’s a milestone weekend for a player … Read more
Published August 23, 2026 Tobin Heath officially retired as a Portland Thorns player Saturday, signing a ceremonial one-day contract before Portland’s match against Denver Summit FC at Providence Park. The Thorns retired her No. 17 in a pre-match ceremony honoring a seven-year Portland career that included two NWSL championships, the club’s all-time assist record, and … Read more
Published August 22, 2026 U.S. Soccer named its 21-player roster for the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup on Wednesday, and eight of those players come directly from NWSL rosters. The tournament, running Sept. 5-27 in Poland, will also be missing several age-eligible NWSL players entirely — a reminder that youth World Cups fall outside … Read more
Published August 22, 2026 United States U-20 head coach Vicky Jepson named her 21-player roster for the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup on Wednesday, and eight NWSL players made the squad — but some of the most talked-about news belongs to who’s missing. Claire Hutton, Lily Yohannes, Kimmi Ascanio, Alex Pfeiffer and Jordyn Bugg, … Read more
Published August 22, 2026 Tobin Heath signed a ceremonial one-day contract Saturday to officially retire as a member of the Portland Thorns, the club she helped win the first-ever NWSL championship in 2013. The pre-match ceremony at Providence Park came roughly four months after Heath’s induction into the National Soccer Hall of Fame on May … Read more
Published August 21, 2026 Miyabi Moriya, Narumi Miura and Mina Tanaka became the first trio of players from the same country to score in the same NWSL match on Friday, leading Utah Royals FC to a 3-2 comeback win over Bay FC. The victory was Utah’s 11th of the season, a new single-season franchise record, … Read more
Published August 20, 2026 Caiya Hanks scored in her return from a 14-month ACL recovery Saturday, netting a stoppage-time winner in the Portland Thorns’ 2-1 win over Orlando Pride. The 21-year-old forward, who tore her ACL in the same stadium in June 2025, came on as a substitute in the 88th minute and beat Orlando’s … Read more
Published August 19, 2026 Chicago Stars FC visits the Houston Dash on Wednesday night in interim coach Karina Báez’s second match in charge — the first real test of whether the club’s latest coaching change can change its results. Chicago sits last in the 16-team NWSL table at 4-13-1, and Báez’s debut ended in a … Read more
Published August 18, 2026 Sam Kerr became the first player in NWSL history to score 80 regular-season goals on Friday, netting the winner in Gotham FC’s 2-1 comeback win over the Kansas City Current. The result extended Gotham’s unbeaten run to eight matches and opened a seven-point lead over second-place Washington Spirit atop the NWSL … Read more