Sabrina Ionescu more than an investor for new NWSL franchise
Liberty Star Sabrina Ionescu is expanding its business portfolio. Ionescu is Bay FC's latest investor, the NWSL club announced Monday. Originally from Walnut Creek, California, Ionescu will serve as the club's “commercial advisor.” The NWSL club announced on Monday that Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu is Bay FC's latest investor. Corey Shipkin for the New York […]
Professional female pickleball stars earn more than WNBA, NWSL athletes
Professional pickleball is extremely popular in the United States, with many female players earning higher salaries than those playing basketball or soccer. The average salary for the approximately 60 women who compete on the Professional Pickleball Association Tour and Major League Pickleball is $260,000, which exceeds the WNBA's highest salary and more than double the […]
Gotham FC loses Delanie Sheehan in first NWSL free agency ripple
NWSL free agency has begun, and it begins with a significant downside for Gotham FC. Do-it-all midfielder Delaney Sheehan agreed Wednesday. Signs with Houston Dashending his four-year run in Gotham. Sheehan, 25, was a fourth-round pick out of UCLA in 2021 and is expected to become a regular starter in 2023 as Gotham went from […]
Megan Rapinoe hypes NWSL star’s award win despite sex eligibility test controversy
Former US women's soccer player Megan Rapinoe has defended Barbra Banda, who was named the BBC's female soccer player of the year, despite controversy over her eligibility to play in Africa. Banda has withdrawn from the Zambia squad for the Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco in 2022 because she did not meet gender […]
Marta, Orlando Pride win NWSL championship over Washington Spirit
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Barbra Banda scored in the 37th minute to give the Orlando Pride their first National Women's Soccer League championship with a 1-0 victory over the Washington Spirit on Saturday night. Banda dribbled his way into the right side of the box, evaded a defender and kicked the ball to the ground […]
More than anyone else, she built the NWSL. Will she be a champion this weekend?
When soccer legend Marta scored in last week's semi-final, An incredible breakaway that ended with four defenders falling. The Orlando Pride home crowd went wild, and rightly so. It was a stunning, near-impossible goal that only a Brazilian superstar could pull off. Malta is known for many things. The GOAT, the Queen, the best person […]
Gotham’s NWSL two-peat hopes crushed in semifinal heartbreaker to Spirit
In the end, after Gotham FC had its players down for a combined six yellow cards and two from Bruniña, two frames of overtime and a corner kick for the Washington Spirit at the end of the 121st minute. Ann-Katrin Berger barely made it to the finish line. There was foot on one side of […]
Defending NWSL champs Gotham set to chase back-to-back titles
This started before Gotham FC's final regular season game a year ago, and was a way for head coach Juan Carlos Amoros to give his team extra motivation. “Let's not let this be Ali Krieger's last fight!” That situation lasted for several weeks, as Gotham clinched the sixth and final spot in the playoffs, followed […]
How to watch Alex Morgan’s last NWSL game before retirement
If you buy through links on our site, New York Post may receive compensation or an affiliate commission. U.S. women's national soccer team star Alex Morgan's illustrious soccer career is coming to an end. On Thursday, September 5, the World Cup champion announced not only that she is retiring from professional soccer, but that she […]
Olympic gold medalist Croix Bethune out for rest of NWSL season, week after tossing first pitch at MLB game
Croix-Bethune will miss the remainder of the National Women's Soccer League season. The 23-year-old was selected by the Washington Spirit in January's NWSL Draft and has five goals and 10 assists in 17 games this season, and took to the mound to throw the ceremonial first pitch before the Washington Nationals-New York Yankees game late […]