Published September 2, 2026 Rose Lavelle has re-signed with Gotham FC through the 2029 NWSL season, multiple sources told ESPN, keeping the USWNT midfielder with the league’s first-place team rather than testing free agency this winter. Gotham is expected to use the NWSL’s new High Impact Player rule to fit Lavelle’s salary above the league’s … Read more
Published September 1, 2026 The Orlando Pride fired head coach Seb Hines on Monday, ending the most successful coaching tenure in club history with the team sitting 12th in the 16-team NWSL table, five points outside a playoff spot with eight games remaining. Assistant coach Yolanda Thomas takes over as interim head coach, effective immediately … Read more
Published August 31, 2026 Denver Summit FC delivered the NWSL’s first six-goal result of the season Saturday, routing Chicago Stars FC 6-1 at Centennial Stadium in a match that also marked USWNT captain Lindsey Heaps’ return from a knee injury. The result was Denver’s first-ever meeting with Chicago and pushed the first-year expansion club to … Read more
Published August 28, 2026 The Washington Spirit fell 1-0 to Orlando Pride on Sunday, extending the club’s winless streak to four matches — its longest such stretch since September 2023. Haley McCutcheon scored in the third minute off a Barbra Banda assist, and Washington hit the post twice in the opening 12 minutes but couldn’t … Read more
Published August 27, 2026 Evelyn Ijeh has quietly become one of the NWSL’s most productive forwards, and her Aug. 1 hat trick against Orlando Pride made her the first Swedish player to score one in league history. The North Carolina Courage forward has 10 goals and three assists through 18 appearances this season, forming the … Read more
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