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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Spotlight shines on U.S. trio of Heaps, Yohannes & Shrader when OL Lyonnes faces Barcelona in UEFA Women’s Champions League final
Both clubs dominate their domestic competitions. Barcelona has won seven straight Spanish Liga F titles; OL Lyonnes has captured five straight French crowns.
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On Thursday, there are the second legs in the Europa League and UEFA Conference League semifinals.
Women’s Soccer: Sam Coffey undergoes minor knee surgery
Sam Coffey underwent minor knee surgery last week and will spend the summer recovering.
Mallory Swanson is back
Mallory Swanson played her first NWSL game in more than 18 months, entering the last-place Chicago Stars’ 4-0 loss to the North Carolina Courage in the 76th minute. Swanson, who is married to Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson, gave birth to her first child in November. “I don’t feel like it was journey to the finish line,” […]
Can World Cup fuel North America’s soccer boom?
Long considered soccer’s last great unconquered market, North America has embraced the beautiful game to a stunning degree over the past few decades — and the upcoming World Cup could accelerate that boom. Visit Miami’s Nu Stadium — one of the roughly dozen Major League Soccer stadiums built across the region in the past decade, […]
What’s Happening: Soccer events in U.S. World Cup cities
Soccer America is publishing events of interest in the 11 U.S. World Cup cities.
California says probing possible violations over World Cup ticket sales
California has contacted FIFA over possible legal violations in the sale of World Cup tickets following allegations that some fans purchased seats in categories that were later changed, the state’s attorney general said Wednesday. The probe, which comes as supporters complain about the high prices of tickets for this year’s tournament, follows reports that soccer’s […]
Lily Yohannes lands on Première Ligue’s Best XI
Lily Yohannes, the 18-year-old USWNT midfielder, was named the French Arkema Première Ligue’s 2025-26 Best XI at the Trophées UNFP at the Palais Brongniart in Paris.
