Haley Hopkins scored a hat trick to give the Kansas City Current a 4-1 win over expansion Denver Summit and a crucial three points in its battle to make the 2026 NWSL playoffs. It was just the Current’s second-ever hat trick in NWSL regular-season history.
Paul Kennedy
Paul Kennedy edited Soccer America for 41 years (1985-2026). He began writing for SA in 1974. He started writing for France Football in 1978 and has served on in Ballon d'Or jury since 2007.
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Women’s Soccer: Alyssa Thompson gets winner in London derby
Thompson scored the only goal on a rebound in the 39th minute to give Chelsea a 1-0 win over Arsenal in the Women’s Super League before 19,349 fans at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea is tied for second place on points with surprise Tottenham behind defending champion Manchester City.
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Under-20 Women’s World Cup: Spain wins battle of youth giants
Spain won its second Under-20 Women’s World Cup title when it beat defending champion North Korea 4-3 in a shootout after their match ended scoreless in the 2026 final. Spain won the 2022 World Cup championship after finishing second in 2018. North Korea won its third U-20 title in 2024. At the U-17 level, North Korea (2016, 2024 and 2025) and Spain (2018 and 2022) have won the last five world championships.
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U.S. Under-17 Women’s World Cup roster
Head coach Ciara Crinion named the 21 players who will represent the USA at the Under-17 Women’s World Cup Oct. 17-Nov. 7 in Morocco. Loradana Paletta, who plays in NYCFC’s boys academy, is the youngest at age 15. Back with the team is forward Carolina Reyna, who will become the third member of her family to play in a U-17 World Cup after older brother Gio (2019) and her father Claudio (1989 when it was still a U-16 tournament).
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WOMEN’S SOCCER: Americans in Europe’s big 5 leagues
Eighteen Americans, including a half a dozen regulars on the USWNT, are listed on UEFA Women’s Champions League rosters for the league phase.
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Americans Abroad (Spain): Birthday boy Johnny Cardoso goes distance in Madrid derby win
Atlético Madrid’s 2-1 win over Real Madrid at the Metropolitano marked the first time in almost five months Cardoso has played 90 minutes. He put in another strong outing in central midfield, its second in five days, as he has regained his form following an ankle injury that required surgery and kept him out of the 2026 World Cup. He was not called up for the USMNT’s first camp since the World Cup.
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Noahkai Banks picks Germany
German-American defender Noahkai Banks accepted a call-up for Germany’s under-21 national team, effectively ending his association with the U.S. men’s program. Banks, who represented the USA at the 2023 U-17 World Cup and attended one USMNT senior camp, plays for Augsburg in the Bundesliga. He will need to formally apply for a switch of association […]
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Americans Abroad (France): Weah sent off as Marseille falls into relegation zone
They take soccer seriously in Marseille. We are at the first FIFA break of the fall, and already there is talk of relegation. That is because OM’s 2-1 loss to its archrival, mighty Paris St. Germain, dropped it into 17th place in 18-team Ligue 1. For captain Tim Weah, the night ended early. He was sent off for the second of two yellow cards. Most worrying out of France was the assessment of “invisible” Gio Reyna with Strasbourg.
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NWSL: Vlatko Andonovski makes ‘easy decision’ in move to Chicago
Less than two weeks after abruptly leaving the Kansas City Current, Andonovski has been named the Chicago Stars sporting director. Andonovski, who won NWSL titles with FC Kansas City in 2014 and 2015, joins the Stars, who finished in last place in the NWSL in 2025 and are again last.
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Americans Abroad: Wins for Adams, Richards and McKennie in Europa League
In its European debut, Tyler Adams’ Bournemouth beat Real Sociedad 2-1 on the road to open their Europa League campaign. Chris Richards scored the second goal in Crystal Palace’s 4-0 win over Poland’s Lech Poznań. Weston McKennie and Tim Weah captained their teams with different results — a 5-0 win for McKennie’s Juventus and 4-1 defeat for Weah’s Marseille, off to its worst start since 1964.