Soccer Team News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
PREVIEW – On Saturday the 2022 NWSL season will conclude with a Championship match in Washington DC. When the Portland Thorns and Kansas City Current meet at Audi Field it will mark the end of a season of many highs and lows both on and off the pitch. Regardless of the outcome, this weekend’s match […] READ MORE
The past two weeks have been some of the most eventful in NWSL history. After the conclusion of the regular season play came the release of the Sally Yates report. The former Attorney General’s findings showed the darkest side of the sport and lead to the firing and resignations of many coaches and executives. Many […] READ MORE
The Portland Thorns kicked off a six-game road trip with a 2-0 victory down south against the Orlando Pride. Caitlin Foord and Tobin Heaeth had connection. READ MORE
Despite defeating Brazil, the U.S. Women's National Team are not SheBelieves Cup champions. Instead, they have finished in second place. READ MORE
Lindsey Horan will not be joining the U.S. Women's National Team for the SheBelieves Cup due to injury, but the USWNT does have 23 players ready to go for head coach Jill Ellis. READ MORE
Editorial (January 23, 2019) — Saturday was a different experience for the U.S. Women’s National Team. Normally, the team spends its January camp in sunny California. Sometimes, the women will train on the same pitch adjacent to the men’s national team. However, while the men are soaking up the sun in California, the women are spending […] READ MORE
Le Harve, France — The United States Women’s National Team is in familiar territory. Back in 2015, the opening match of the calendar year included a tilt between the United States and France. The USWNT dropped the match, 2-0, at the Stade du Moustoir in Lorient. Four years ago, it was Eugénie Le Sommer and […] READ MORE
Portugal — The U.S. Women’s National Team is officially counting down the days until the FIFA Women’s World Cup. This year is a World Cup year, with the tournament taking place in June. The reigning champions will look to lift a fourth World Cup trophy in France this summer. For the last three years, Jill Ellis, […] READ MORE
PORTLAND, Oregon (September 15, 2018) – Portland Thorns FC are heading back to familiar territory — in two ways. On Saturday, the Thorns punched its ticket to the club’s second-straight NWSL Championship match. Currently, the opponent is to-be-determined, with the North Carolina Courage and Chicago Red Stars facing off, Tuesday. Portland Thorns punch championship ticket with […] READ MORE
Lindsey Horan waited until the last minute to score the equalizing goal for the United States Women's National Team over Australia on Sunday night. READ MORE
Rachael Kriger is a senior editor at Last Word on Soccer, and the lead Seattle Sounders writer. She has been with the site since March 2018, and serves as a social media expert and regular contributor on the Last Word SC Radio Podcast. Personally, Rachael lives in Pittsburgh, Pa., and is a nine-year basketball coach, an avid photographer and big Riverhounds fan. She loves her beloved Russian National Team and cried when they beat Spain in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.