women's soccer
What Are the Washington Spirit Doing Trading Ali Krieger to Orlando for Nothing?
Two months after she opposed Spirit owner Bill Lynch's response to Megan Rapinoe's national anthem protest, Ali Krieger has been traded from the team.
NWSL Commissioner on Abby Wambach and Bill Simmons: "Women's Soccer Doesn't Need Saving"
Bill Simmons and Abby Wambach have some sort of plan to save women's soccer. The commissioner of the NWSL doesn't need it.
Crazy Ass Goal Hits Crossbar, Soars 30 Feet in the Air, and Somehow Goes Inside the Net
It hit frame, looped up about 30 feet in the air, and bounced into the top-netting. Just really, really inexplicable.
South American Soccer Is Ignoring Its Women
This summer, the Chilean women's national team learned that it was removed from the official FIFA rankings and declared "inactive." They are the sixth South American women's team, out of ten, to fall out of the rankings.
A Seventh Grader Just Verbally Committed to Women's Soccer at University of Texas
Alexis Missimo already has a blank page on the US Soccer website.
Are the Olympics a Help or Hindrance to Women's Leagues?
If the Olympic Games are an unequivocal win for its women competitors, the equation for the leagues that employ them is more complicated.
High School Goalie Absolutely Trucks Her Opponent, Receives Two-Game Ban
A tackle that the NFL would hardly approve.
Retired USWNT Player Abby Wambach Arrested for DUI
Wambach was released shortly after being charged with a misdemeanor.
A Modest Proposal for Replacing the USMNT with the Women's National Team
This week it was revealed that the U.S. Women's National Team was paid less than the men's team, despite the former being way better. There's an easy fix for that.
How To Sell A Soccer Team, Or The Rebirth Of The Boston Breakers
The Boston Breakers are trying to build a winning women's soccer team, and win some fans, as a new addition to a crowded sports marketplace. It's a process.
Moya Dodd Has A Radical Idea For FIFA Reform: Include Women
FIFA executive Moya Dodd is pushing to reform soccer's corrupt global governing body in part by making it more gender inclusive. Will she succeed?
The National Women's Soccer League Isn't Going Anywhere. Now What?
The NWSL has already gotten further than any American women's soccer league has. The next step—growing into an institution—is the most important one.