[ad_1] Jessica Berman, the commissioner of the National Women’s Soccer League, understands that one key metric will drive success in every other area. “I think we know, all of us who have worked in the sports industry for decades: The rocket fuel behind the growth of any sport league is attendance,” Berman recently told ESPN. … Read more
[ad_1] Crystal Dunn came off the bench and scored in second-half stoppage time to give the Portland Thorns a 2-1 victory over the San Diego Wave in their NWSL playoff semifinal to book a spot in the championship game. The Thorns will face the Kansas City Current, who beat OL Reign in Sunday’s late semifinal, … Read more
[ad_1] PORTLAND, Ore. — In the third minute of second-half stoppage time, with the score tied 1-1 in the National Women’s Soccer League semifinal between the Portland Thorns and the San Diego Wave, Thorns defender Meghan Klingenberg prepared to take a corner kick, and the entire north end of Providence Park roared as one. “P-T! … Read more
[ad_1] NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman says the ongoing investigation into systemic abuse in the NWSL, conducted jointly by the league and the NWSL Players Association, is even more important now that the findings of the Yates report have been made public. The Yates report, released on Oct. 3, revealed the depth of systemic sexual and … Read more
[ad_1] When OL Reign clinched their third and most improbable Shield at the end of the National Women’s Soccer League regular season, they instantly became the favorites in the playoffs as the No. 1 seed. Now, the Reign are aiming to return to the NWSL Championship for the first time since 2015, and will open … Read more
[ad_1] The San Diego Wave set a new attendance mark for an NWSL playoff game with 26,215 fans watching them beat the Chicago Red Stars 2-1 on Sunday at Snapdragon Stadium. The crowd numbers snapped the previous mark of 21,284 fans, set earlier in the day in the Houston Dash’s 2-1 home loss to the … Read more
[ad_1] The National Women’s Soccer League playoffs are here, a time of year when the best players and teams from one of the world’s top leagues are on display. For the second straight year, however, there is a heaviness around what would otherwise be a celebratory moment. NWSL players again enter the postseason shortly after … Read more
[ad_1] The National Women’s Soccer League is known for parity, and knockout tournaments are ripe with upset. Enter: the NWSL playoffs. Six teams remain in contention for the NWSL Championship after the league’s most dramatic playoff race to date. The top two — OL Reign and the Portland Thorns — earned byes to the semifinals, … Read more
[ad_1] The National Women’s Soccer League announced Monday that it had terminated the contracts of Orlando Pride coach Amanda Cromwell and assistant Sam Greene after finding the two had engaged in retaliatory conduct. The league made the announcement in a statement following a joint investigation by the NWSL and NWSL Players Association, with the Pride … Read more
[ad_1] U.S. Soccer Federation president Cindy Parlow Cone said that additional allegations of abuse have come to light since the publication of the Yates report on Monday. Parlow Cone made the disclosure of at least three additional cases in a pair of interviews with CNN. According to CNN’s report, Parlow Cone didn’t provide any additional … Read more