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 […]
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Long injury layoff forces Tierna Davidson to reflect on what is important in life
As the USA prepares for the start of a three-game series of international women’s friendlies against Japan on Saturday in San Jose, one of the players most excited to be with the team is 27-year-old Tierna Davidson. She grew up in nearby Menlo Park, attended Sacred Heart Prep and played for De Anza Force. She stayed […]
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NWSL, Week 1: Gotham FC begins title defense with win before record crowd
Reigning NWSL champion Gotham FC defeated expansion Boston Legacy FC 1-0 on Saturday afternoon in front of 30,207 fans at Gillette Stadium.
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Arsenal wins first FIFA Women’s Champions Cup
Arsenal edged Corinthians SC 3-2 in overtime to be crowned the first-ever FIFA Women’s Champions Cup winner before rain-soaked 25,031 fans at the Emirates Stadium.