U.S. NATIONAL TEAM TRAINING CENTER (Fayetteville, Ga.) – The epiphany came to Emma Hayes about a decade ago. She was well into her coaching tenure at Chelsea and her team had just lost to rival Arsenal, 1-0, in the 2016 FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium. When Hayes talks about this moment, she explains the…
The U.S. women’s national team is back together for the first time since the spring, beginning a critical stretch of preparation for next summer’s 2027 World Cup in Brazil. The Americans will face Spain twice – on Oct. 10 in Washington, D.C. and on Oct. 13 in Chester, Pennsylvania – in heavyweight matchups between the…
The National Women’s Soccer League will kick off its season earlier than ever before next year to work around the Women’s World Cup in Brazil. NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman gave a wide-ranging midseason State of the League address Wednesday during which she discussed next season’s schedule, the impact of the men’s World Cup and other…
Three years ago, Sophia Wilson never could have dreamed she’d be in this position. It was the spring of 2023, and Wilson was participating in a U.S. women’s national team media day ahead of the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. One of the many questions she was asked that day was about the moms…
United States forward Catarina Macario will reportedly join the San Diego Wave from Chelsea before the end of the NWSL’s transfer window. The deal, which was first reported by Sportico, is believed to be the largest in total value in women’s soccer history, worth $8 million over five seasons. Macario’s current contract with Chelsea, where…
A year from now we will be getting down to the wire for the 2027 World Cup in Brazil. So what better time to make our initial roster predictions for the group Emma Hayes will call up? The U.S. women’s national team won its eighth SheBelieves Cup title over the weekend, and didn’t even have…
Alyssa Thompson scored a late game-winning goal and the U.S. women’s national team beat Colombia 1-0 to win its eighth SheBelieves Cup title over the weekend. The USWNT faced Argentina, Canada and Colombia over the course of seven days and shut out all three opponents on their way to hoisting that trophy. The U.S. was…
Alex Morgan is planning on being at every United States match at the World Cup. Not as a player, of course. The two-time World Cup champion and Olympic gold medalist retired from both club and country in 2024 ahead of the birth of her second child. But this summer, she hopes to attend every one…
Things are starting to get more interesting for the U.S. women’s national team. On Tuesday, Emma Hayes named a 26-player roster for the upcoming SheBelieves Cup, which will include three matches in seven days across three cities. The USA plays Argentina in Nashville, Tenn. on March 1, Canada in Columbus, Ohio on March 4, and…
