KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The National Women’s Soccer League is returning to Kansas City after an ownership group led by local businesspeople that includes the fiancee of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was awarded an expansion franchise Monday. League commissioner Lisa Baird also said the ownership group, which is led […]
SANDY, Utah (AP)-U.S. national team players Megan Rapinoe, Tobin Heath and Christen Press have opted out of the National Women’s Soccer League tournament kicking off this weekend in Utah. Heath and Press, who played with Rapinoe on the champion World Cup team last summer in France, cited concerns about the […]
SANDY, Utah (AP)-Pro soccer returns to the U.S. next month when the National Women’s Soccer League starts a 25-game tournament in a pair of stadiums in Utah that will be kept clear of fans to protect players from the coronavirus. Players from the nine teams will train and live at […]
SANDY, Utah (AP)-The National Women’s Soccer League will allow voluntary, individual workouts at outdoor team practice fields starting Wednesday. This includes Utah’s franchise in this league, Utah Royals FC. The league’s announcement Monday follows a similar decision by Major League Soccer. The nine-team NWSL was supposed to start the season […]
SANDY, Utah (AP)-A person who directed racist taunts at Portland Thorns’ goalkeeper Adrianna Franch has been banned from attending National Women’s Soccer League games. A fan at the Sept. 6 game between the Thorns and Utah Royals in Salt Lake City first called attention to the unidentified person on Twitter. […]
OREM, Utah-Monday morning, Utah Valley women’s soccer announced an addition to their coaching staff, roughly a month and a half before the season commences. Ashley Hatch, currently a player with the Washington Spirit of the National Women’s Soccer League, ha signed on as a volunteer assistant. In 2017, Hatch, a […]
