Kansas City Current II won the 2026 WPSL title with a 1-0 win over New York Athletic Club in the final at Riverside Stadium. The lone goal was scored by Avery Clark (her 16th of the season) in the 39th minute off a corner kick from Ally Henry. Clark played two years at the University of Texas before […]
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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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NWSL attendance rises by 10 percent
Through the first half of the season, the NWSL is averaging 11,044 fans per match, a 10% increase year-over-year. Attendance has been boosted by expansion teams in Denver and Boston opening before huge crowds in NFL stadiums. The Denver Summit smashed the NWSL attendance record with 63,004 fans for the inaugural home opener at Empower […]
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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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NWSL: Tight race at the break
San Diego leads the NWSL at the league’s extended break. The Wave took advantage of the 2-2 tie between Portland and Utah in their top-of-the-table clash to move on top with 25 points when it won 2-0 at Chicago. The Thorns and Royals trail San Diego by a point while Washington, defending champion Gotham FC […]
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NWSL to hit the road during World Cup
After this weekend’s matches, the NWSL will pause regular-season play for almost five weeks. But it won’t sit on the sidelines during the World Cup. The league unveiled its “Summer of Soccer” initiative, a multi-week campaign centered on a league-branded bus tour. Stops will include Columbus (featuring the NWSL Challenge Cup between Gotham FC and […]
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U.S. U-23 Women National Team roster
The U.S. Under-23 Women’s National Team will hold a training camp in São Paulo, Brazil, from June 1-9 and play two matches against Brazilian club Corinthians on June 5 and June 9 during the June international window. Goalkeepers (2): Neeku Purcell (Seattle Reign FC; Seattle, Wash.), Jordan Silkowitz (Bay FC; Fairfax, Va.) Defenders (7): Jordyn Bugg (Seattle […]
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Soccer Jobs
Here are soccer jobs of interest, as selected by Soccer America’s staff.
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Tim Bezbatchenko is returning to Columbus
Tim Bezbatchenko has been named president of global soccer for Haslam Sports Group in charge of MLS’s Columbus Crew, the Columbus NWSL team that will start in 2028 and HSG’s future investments in domestic and global soccer.