U.S. Soccer is launching a national women’s cup: the Arthur M. Blank Crest Cup. The date for launch will be determined later. The competition will be a single-elimination knockout format. At stake: • A prize pool of more than $1.5 million;• Pathway to qualification for the Concacaf W Champions Cup. “Women’s soccer continues to be one of […]
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USWNT: Jaelin Howell and Kate Del Fava called in as injury replacements
Gotham FC midfielder Jaelin Howell and Utah Royals defender Kate Del Fava were called into replace the injured Sam Coffey (Manchester City) and Naomi Girma (Chelsea) on the USWNT roster for matches against top-ranked Spain.
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NWSL: Courage jumps above playoff line
The North Carolina Courage beat the Seattle Reign, 1-0, on Gianna Paul’s first goal and leapfrogged the Reign to move back above the playoff line with three games left in the regular season.
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U.S. under-23 women’s national team roster
Jaedyn Shaw (37 caps) and Ally Sentnor (23) are among eight players with senior national team experience called up for the U.S. under-23 women’s national team training camp Oct. 5-13. Seven players are in their first seasons in the NWSL, six of them rookies.
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NWSL: Current stays in playoff hunt thanks to Hopkins hat trick
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.
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NWSL: Jordynn Dudley heroics carry Gotham past Courage
The rookie out of Florida State scored two goals, including the winner in stoppage time, to give first-place Gotham FC a 2-1 victory over the North Carolina Courage in front of a sold-out crowd of 10,551 at WakeMed Soccer Park. Elsewhere, Sophia Wilson scored one goal and added two assists in her 100th NWSL regular-season appearance.
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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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NWSL: Fabrice Gautrat and Twila Kilgore exit Houston
Gautrat, the head coach, and Kilgore, the technical director, were removed a day after a 1-0 loss at home to the Utah Royals dropped the Dash to 12th place in the 16-team NWSL, 11 points below the playoff line. The Dash is the worst-performing team in NWSL history — one playoff appearance (and one season with a winning record) in 11 campaigns.
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NWSL: Catarina Macario won’t see action this season
“An ongoing knee issue” will prevent Catarina Macario debuting this season for her hometown San Diego Wave, which placed the 26-year-old forward on NWSL’s season-ending injury list on Monday. The Wave signed Macario last March from Chelsea for a reported $300,000 fee and to a four-year contract worth about $8 million guaranteed. Macario has been […]
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NWSL: Jameese Joseph traded to Utah Royals
Joseph moved from the last-place Chicago Stars to the 2026 NWSL surprise for $750,000 in intra-league transfer funds. The N.C. State product made her USWNT debut in 2025 after her second nWSL season.