On Friday night, the Kansas City Current set a new attendance record at Children’s Mercy Park. According to the Current, 13,455 fans made their way to see the club defeat the OL Reign, 1-0.
Beginning in the spring of 2024, just in time for their fourth season in the NWSL, KC Current will train and play matches in this new $120m facility. Located at the Berkley Riverfront Park, in the heart of downtown Kansas City, the stadium looks out onto the tranquil waters of the Missouri River. It boasts two grass pitches,...
The lack of NWSL players in the World Cup final underscores a larger trend. While the NWSL sent 61 players to the tournament, that total was eclipsed by England’s Women’s Super League and Spain’s Liga F. Spain’s Liga F featured 72 players on World Cup rosters. The WSL featured a tournament-high 94, and of those, 40 made...
As we come out of the international break and back into league play, I’d like to do what I can to make this a lively and welcoming place to talk about the NWSL. What ideas do we have for what we want to do here? For instance, we might have “free kick fridays” – an open discussion thread every Friday
Per her spokesperson, Laura Ricketts is part of a group of group of Chicago women business and civic leaders to reach an agreement in principle to purchase the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women’s Soccer League. Terms are not yet disclosed.
The NWSL is once again heading to arbitration with the NWSL players association over free agency later this month. According to multiple league sources briefed on the dispute who were not yet authorized to speak publicly about the decision, the league office is taking a similar position as it did last summer when it went to...
The NWSL has fined the Kansas City Current over $55,000 for the use of a charter flight between Kansas City and Louisville in early July, according to sources briefed on the matter. The sources requested anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss a fine the NWSL did not intend to announce publicly.
Shim, who retired from her professional soccer career in 2018, made waves in the NWSL when she came forward along with Sinead Farrelly to whistleblow on the abuse they faced in the league which appeared in an article in The Athletic. The fallout of their allegations led to wide-sweeping reforms, including the adoption of the...
Fwiw, I love that I mod the NWSL community and have never seen an unkind word, let alone had to take a mod action. But I know it’s coming cuz peeps keep pulling these stunts.