The 2026 NWSL regular season is set for a dramatic finale this Sunday. Decision Day will determine the winners of the NWSL Shield, the final playoff spot, and two remaining quarterfinal home berths. All eight games contain playoff implications. Gotham FC and San Diego Wave are the final two teams in contention for the NWSL […]
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NWSL: Gotham FC closes in on first Shield
Midge Purce and Tierna Davidson scored and goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger made seven critical saves to propel Gotham FC past Orlando 2-1 and move three points clear of second-place San Diego and six ahead of third-place Washington, which was eliminated with a 2-1 loss at Kansas City. Decision Day is Sunday when all eight NWSL games will be played at the same time.
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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: Emily Sonnett sidelined for remainder of 2026 season after knee surgery
Sonnett will face a race against the clock to recover for the 2027 World Cup. Also out with a knee injury (again) is Angel City FC forward Jun Endo.
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Gotham FC top scorer Esther Gonzalez returns to Spain
Spanish world champion Esther Gonzalez, Gotham FC’s all-time leading scorer, has temporarily stepped away from soccer to attend to personal matters in Spain. Esther, 33, scored the game-winner in the 2023 NWSL final. Gotham FC won a second title and the inaugural Concacaf W Champions Cup in 2025.
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Gotham FC draws record New York city women’s sports crowd
Gotham FC claimed a 1-0 win over the Washington Spirit in front of 42,175 fans at Citi Field in Queens, a New York city record attendance for a women’s sports event. The Queens Classic was decided on a Rose Lavelle game-winning goal but not before goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger made nine saves, including a dramatic double save. Australian Sam Kerr made […]
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Gotham FC captures NWSL Challenge Cup
The reigning NWSL champion Gotham FC defeated the Kansas City Current, 2-0, to win the 2026 NWSL Challenge Cup. Esther González and Jordynn Dudley scored for Gotham, which fell in the Challenge Cup final in 2021 and 2024. The match drew 11,369 fans on a rainy Friday night at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field, in Columbus, Ohio, which […]
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Angel City FC fires Alex Straus
Lilly Reale is headed home to play for Boston Legacy FC. Bay FC acquired Kennedy Fuller from Angel City FC
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Club America stuns defending champion Gotham FC
The Washington Spirit and Club América will meet Saturday in the 2026 Concacaf W Champions Cup final.
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Concacaf W Champions Cup: NWSL vs. Liga MX Fememil in semifinals, again
The second Concacaf W Champions Cup moves into the final four at the Estadio Hidalgo in Pachuca. Wednesday’s semifinals both again pit NWSL teams against teams from Liga MX Femenil: Club América vs. Gotham FC (a rematch of their 2025 semifinal won by Gotham FC 3-1) and the Washington Spirit against Pachuca. In the first […]