USWNT’s October Roster: Sanchez and Byars In, Shaw Left Out

Published September 29, 2026 Emma Hayes named her 26-player USWNT roster Tuesday for October’s friendlies against Spain, and reading it in full feels less like a single announcement than a checkpoint on nearly every storyline this site has tracked since August. Ashley Sanchez is back after almost two years away. Trinity Byars earns her first … Read more

Gotham Answers Its Bounce-Back Question, and Rose Lavelle Is Back

Gotham FC Racing Louisville result

Published September 12, 2026 Gotham FC beat Racing Louisville FC 2-1 on Friday night in Kentucky, and the result itself was almost secondary to two things that happened alongside it: Rose Lavelle started a match for the first time since entering the NWSL’s concussion protocol nearly three weeks ago, and Guro Reiten scored her first-ever … Read more