The selections in the 2016 NWSL College Draft were overshadowed by the wheeling and dealing of the Portland Thorns. The Thorns’ haul after months of maneuvering following the trade of AlexMorgan: U.S. starting left back Meghan Klingenberg, fellow U.S. internationals Lindsey Horan and Emily Sonnett, Danish international Nadia Nadim and rights tothe No. 1 spot […]
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What They're Saying: Alex Morgan
“The training grounds that we were given and the playing surface of the stadium were horrible. I think it’s hard because no one’s really going to protect us but ourselves. So we’re put in a very hardposition because obviously we want to play in front of these fans and we want to train before the […]
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NWSL: Morgan to Orlando, Klingenberg to Seattle (for now)
The worst-kept secret in the history of the NWSL was Alex Morgan‘s move to Orlando. During the brief window for NWSL clubs to conduct trades beforethey had to set their protected list of players for the 2015 Expansion Draft, the Orlando Pride confirmed it acquired Morgan, married to Orlando City midfielder, Servando Carrasco, and midfielder […]
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U.S. women triumph before 32,869 fans in Orlando
In the final match of longtime stars Lori Chalupny and Lauren Holiday, the USA gave them a winning sendoff with a 3-1win over Brazil before 32,869 fans at the Orlando Citrus Bowl. The win was the first over Brazil in four meetings in the last year. Lauren Holiday Caps: 133, Goals: 24. Titles: 2015 Women’s […]
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What They're Saying: Jordan Morris
“I don’t want to gloat or anything. I mean, for one thing, we were playing like this was the game of our lives. They’d been going through three-a-days, and now they’re playinga college team. It wasn’t a normal game situation.” — Jordan Morris on the goal he scored for Stanford in a pre-2014 World Cupscrimmage […]
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USA-Haiti Takeaways: Can anyone stop Lloyd?
A hat trick by Carli Lloyd enabled the U.S. women’s national team to overcome some sluggish periods and defeat Haiti, 5-0, on Thursday before more than34,000 fans at Ford Field in Detroit on Thursday. Haiti replaced Australia just a few days ago after the Australian women’s team, locked in a pay dispute with its national soccer […]
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USA-Costa Rica Takeaways: U.S. thirtysomethings romp
The USA wrapped up a two-game series against Costa Rica to open its Victory Tour with a 7-2 win in front of a record crowd of 20,535 at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tenn. The U.S. women were alreadyleading 2-0 in the 15th minute when lightning caused a delay of 83 minutes. By the 31st minute, […]
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What They're Saying: NWSL on bed bugs
“During a recent road trip, a Portland Thorns FC player reported finding bed bugs in her hotel room at the team hotel in Kansas City. The hotel apologized, quickly provided a new room, and insistedthe problem had been corrected. Upon learning of the situation, the League immediately spoke with both clubs, and FC Kansas City […]
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What does $1 million get you in MLS these days? Actually, quite a lot
By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) So, what does $1 million get you in MLS these days? It usedto be rare that MLS clubs handed out salaries of $1 million or more. As recently as May 2013, there were just eight players earning $1 million or more. That number was up to 21 in the latest MLSPlayers […]
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Morgan and Sinclair will appear on EA Sports FIFA covers
Alex Morgan and Christine Sinclair — teammates on the Portland Thorns — will be the first women to appear on an EASports FIFA cover. Morgan shares the FIFA 16 cover spotlight with Lionel Messi in the United States and Sinclair shares the cover with Messi in Canada. For the first time in franchise history, women […]