Michele Kang will invest $30 million in U.S. Soccer over five years, making the Washington Spirit’s owner the biggest contributor ever to girl’s and women’s soccer initiatives through the national program. The donation is the largest ever to U.S. Soccer
Washington Spirit midfielder Croix Bethune was named the 2024 NWSL Rookie of the Year on Tuesday. Bethune, 23, tallied five goals and 10 assists in just 17 matches before a season-ending knee injury. Drafted third overall last January, Bethune also
Barbra Banda scored the go-ahead goal early in the second half and the Orlando Pride went on to defeat the visiting Kansas City Current 3-2 on Sunday afternoon in the NWSL semifinals and advance to the championship match. Haley McCutcheon
Aubrey Kingsbury saved all three shots she faced in the penalty-kick shootout as the Washington Spirit defeated visiting NJ/NY Gotham FC on Saturday afternoon to advance to the NWSL championship game. Ashley Hatch, Lena Silano and Tara McKeown scored shootout
Angel City FC is creating a performance center that it said Thursday will be the largest dedicated to a National Women’s Soccer League club. The new team base, formerly the practice facility of the Los Angeles Rams, will undergo what
Rose Lavelle broke a tie in second-half stoppage time to lift defending champion NJ/NY Gotham FC to a 2-1 win against the visiting Portland Thorns in their NWSL quarterfinal match on Sunday in Harrison, N.J. Lavelle took a pass from
An own goal in extra time gave the Washington Spirit a 2-1 victory over Bay FC in an NWSL quarterfinal game at Washington D.C. In the 96th minute, a Spirit cross in front of the Bay FC goal bounced off
Temwa Chawinga scored a goal in the eighth minute to lead the Kansas City Current to a 1-0 victory over the North Carolina Courage on Saturday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the NWSL playoffs. The NWSL’s record-breaking goal scorer returned
Barbra Banda scored a pair of breakaway goals in the first half and the Orlando Pride earned a 4-1 victory over the visiting Chicago Red Stars in the first NWSL quarterfinal match. Marta and Haley McCutcheon also scored goals for