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.
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UNDER-20 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP: USA drops opener to Italy
The USA’s struggles in its opening game at the Under-20 Women’s World Cup continued when it fell to Italy 2-1 in their opening game of the 2026 tournament hosted by Poland. Italy, which had gone winless in its two previous tournament appearances in 2004 and 2012, came from behind to defeat an American team featuring seven NWSL pros in the starting lineup. The loss marked the marked the fourth time in the last six Under-20 World Cups the USA has fallen in its opener.
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NWSL: Orlando Pride parts ways with Seb Hines
Less than two years after its first NWSL championship, the Orlando Pride has parted ways with head coach Seb Hines. Assistant Yolanda Thomas steps into the interim head coach role. The move comes with the Pride in 12th place, having lost four of its last five matches. Hines, Amanda Cromwell’s successor. led one of the greatest turnarounds in NWSL history.
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NWSL: Trinity Byars rides Wave to comeback win
San Diego came back from two goals down to win 3-2 over Louisville. It got two goals from Trinity Byars. Elsewhere, Canadian Cloé Lacasse tied the NWSL single-season assist record with her 10th assist in the 2-1 win over Orlando.
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Soccer Media Watch: NWSL-Roku partnership features Sunday night games
Starting this weekend, the free Roku Sports Channel will air eight NWSL Sunday night games. In 2027, Roku will broadcast 25 Sunday night matches.