OL Lyonnes continued its domination of Paris St. Germain in French women’s soccer with a 4-1 win in the Coupe de France final played before 12,858 fans in Valenciennes. Lindsey Heaps capped the victory with OL’s fourth goal in the 75th minute, taking . Selma Bacha‘s free kick out of the air and scoring from […]
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National Soccer Hall of Fame holds Class of 2026 induction ceremonies
The National Soccer Hall of Fame inducted the six members of its 2026 class — Kevin Crow, Tobin Heath, Heather O’Reilly, Tony Sanneh, Kari Seitz and Chris Wondolowski — at a ceremony on Friday at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. Steven Goff, the 2026 Colin Jose Media Award winner, was also honored, along with Bob […]
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Boston Legacy secures first NWSL win
NWSL weekend results with goal scorers and attendances.
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Barcelona and OL Lyonnes advance to UEFA Women’s Champions League final in Oslo
Barcelona beat Bayern Munich 4-2 before 60,021 fans at the Camp Nou to win their UEFA Women’s Champions League semifinal series 5-3 on aggregate and advance to their sixth successive Women’s Champions League final. Barca will face eight-time champion OL Lyonnes, a 3-1 winner over defending champion Arsenal (4-3 on aggregate), in the other semifinal. […]
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Lily Yohannes nominated for French ‘espoir’ honors
USWNT teen Lily Yohannes îs one of five players nominated for French women’s league “espoir” honors by the UNFP, the French soccer trade union. Yohannes, 18, joined Lindsey Heaps and Korbin Shrader in the all-American midfield that started for OL Lyonnes in its 2-1 loss at defending champion Arsenal in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semifinal. […]
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Afghan women footballers celebrate ‘historic moment’
A FIFA rule change allowing Afghanistan’s women footballers to compete in official matches is a “historic moment” and “basic human right”, former captain Khalida Popal told AFP on Thursday. Afghanistan will in future be eligible to qualify for the Women’s World Cup and the Olympics, something Popal said was the culmination of a “long fight”. […]
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NWSL: Thorns move into first place
• Portland 2-0 San Diego: The Thorns moved into first place with the win in a top-of-the-table clash at Providence Park, where the crowd of 19,806 was more than the total for the other three Wednesday games. Attendance for the first set of five Wednesday games on March 25 was even worse (an average of 5,524). In […]
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The 2026 World Cup has sparked an unprecedented amount soccer publishing.
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Arsenal punish Lyon errors in Champions League semi
European champions Arsenal capitalised on two terrible defensive blunders by Lyon on Sunday to come from behind and win the first leg of their Women’s Champions League semi-final 2-1. The French league leaders went ahead in the 18th minute at the Emirates Stadium when Jule Brand scored with the visitors’ only shot on target in […]
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Barcelona held at Bayern in Women’s Champions League semi-finals
Barcelona were held to a 1-1 draw at Bayern Munich in a fiery first leg of their Women’s Champions League semi-final on Saturday. Ewa Pajor put Barcelona ahead after eight minutes but Franziska Kett levelled for the Germans midway through the second half. The Bayern defender went from hero to villain near the end though […]