Olivia Moultrie ACL Injury Reshapes USWNT’s Fall Plans

Olivia Moultrie ACL Injury

Published August 14, 2026. Updated August 16, 2026, with additional reporting on Moultrie’s USWNT depth-chart standing and career background. The Olivia Moultrie ACL injury will keep the Portland Thorns and USWNT midfielder out for the rest of the 2026 season, the club confirmed Tuesday. Moultrie, 20, tore her right ACL in training last week during … Read more

Naomi Girma Chelsea Champions League Qualifier Awaits

Published August 14, 2026 The Naomi Girma Chelsea Champions League path now runs through a two-legged qualifying tie against Real Sociedad, set for Aug. 26 in London and Sept. 2 in Spain. It’s an unfamiliar spot for Chelsea, who must navigate qualifying to reach this season’s league phase for the first time in years after … Read more

Olivia Moultrie ACL Injury Reshapes USWNT’s Fall Plans

Published August 14, 2026 The Olivia Moultrie ACL injury will keep the Portland Thorns and USWNT midfielder out for the rest of the 2026 season, the club confirmed Tuesday. Moultrie, 20, tore her right ACL in training last week during the best individual NWSL stretch of her career — five goals and five assists in … Read more

USWNT 2026 Concacaf W Championship: Path Explained

USWNT 2026 Concacaf W Championship: Path Explained

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

NWSL Stars at WAFCON 2026 Face Their Biggest Week

Temwa Chawinga celebrates for Malawi during the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations

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

Trinity Rodman Player of the Month Comes Amid Spirit Skid

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

Man United Women’s New Era: Skinner Out, Olid In

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

The 24-Year-Old Rookie Signing Turning Around North Carolina’s Season

Evelyn Ijeh celebrates during North Carolina Courage's 5-0 win over Orlando Pride, in which she scored the NWSL's first Swedish hat trick

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

Denver Summit Falls to NC Courage as Bonner Waits

Denver Summit FC players react during their 2-0 loss to North Carolina Courage at Centennial Stadium

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

Nigeria Advances to WAFCON Quarterfinals in Tiebreaker

Nigeria's Super Falcons celebrate during their 6-2 win over Egypt that sent them to the WAFCON 2026 quarterfinals

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