Keeper Notes

Recognition on the global stage 💫

We’re incredibly proud to be among the nominees for the Ballon d’Or Women’s Club of the Year.

A new face has arrived in the Ville! 👋

We have acquired defender Katie Scott on loan from Kansas City Current for the remainder of the 2025 season!

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Ryan Swanson’s 'A Beautiful Shame' captures New Mexico’s final season and underscores the mounting threats to men’s college soccer - Soccer America In the summer of 2018, when administrators announced that the upcoming season would be the Lobo men’s last, coaches reached out to Swanson.

Ryan Swanson’s 'A Beautiful Shame' chronicles the University of New Mexico men's final soccer season in 2018 while also presaging major disruptions in college sports including the transfer portal, NIL, and Title IX directives.

Read Dan Woog's review here.

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Sources: NWSL's Denver signs Watt as 1st player Forward Ally Watt has been traded from the Orlando Pride to 2026 NWSL expansion team Denver Summit FC, sources have told ESPN.

Denver Summit FC has its first known player, and its no surprise that she has Colorado roots: Multiple sources confirm to @espn.com that the Orlando Pride have traded forward Ally Watt to Denver, and Watt was immediately loaned back for the rest of the 2025 #NWSL season.

KATE DEL FAVA'S SAVE KEEPS THE GAME LEVEL 😱

Olivia Moultrie's goal today puts her at 12 all-time regular season goals for the Thorns -- tied for 9th with Tobin Heath and Hayley Raso

She's also just one short of Jaedyn Shaw's record for goals as a teenager (13) and has until September 17th to beat the record

One more game to wrap up Week 14 for NWSL:

Orlando hosts Utah at 5 pm CT — watch on Paramount+
or NWSL+.

This game is the 200th regular season in Pride history!

The cutest thing you’ll see all day 🥹

Claire Hutton surprised her bestie and new KC Current teammate Ally Sentnor at the airport 🩵

🎥: @kansascitycurrent.bsky.social

Big NWSL match coming up shortly on ABC:
@washingtonspirit.com host @thornsfc.com.

- Kingsbury set to break WAS minutes record
- Rodman available for first time since April
- Euro champ Morgan gets the start
- Arnold back in goal for Portland

Thank you!!

Copa America Femenina final MVP … Marta, of course!
Scored the last gasp equalizer in regulation and then the go-ahead goal in extra time.

Brazil edges Colombia on PKs. Great save by Lorena on final PK.

WOWSA

Utah Royals FC Trades Forward Ally Sentnor To Kansas City Current For $600k In Intra-League Funds Plus Add-Ons | Utah Royals HERRIMAN, Utah (Friday August 1, 2025) – Utah Royals FC has traded forward Ally Sentnor to Kansas City Current for $600,000 in intraleague transfer funds, spread over three years, as well as a conditi...

NWSL is so back!

3 games tonight:
LOUvKC on Prime 7pm CT
CHIvGFC on NWSL+ 7pm CT
SEAvLA on NWSL+/Paramount+ 9:30 pm CT

ION doubleheader tomorrow, and WASvPOR airs on big ABC early Sunday!

Euro & Wafcon stars returning!

Plus one of the biggest NWSL trades in years …
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Jen Cooper on the spectacular Euro 2025: Top 10 moments, lead actors, and NWSL players' impact - Soccer America "This Euro set multiple tournament records — total attendance, total group-stage attendance, most goals and more."

Jen Cooper, Fox Sports researcher for the women's Euro 2025 tournament, identifies the indisputable standout player, reveals multiple tournament records broken, and reports on highlights and NWSL players' performances.

Read Mike Woitalla's interview here.

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USWNT star Trinity Rodman says back injury left her 'in pain all the time' Trinity Rodman, now back in training with the Washington Spirit, says she has a new perspective after a lengthy battle with a back injury.

Trinity Rodman has always been frank with media, and that was the case today after Spirit training.

New from me for @prosoccerwire.bsky.social, Rodman on her return from a long injury battle, a new "long term" perspective that may impact her game, her contract status, and much more.

A historic match you won't want to miss 🤩

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Another year of Bev 😤

We have exercised head coach Bev Yanez’s option keeping her with #RacingLou through 2026!

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The Portland Thorns announced today that it has acquired a 2025 and 2026 international roster slot in exchange for $60,000 in allocation money and $20,000 in 2026 intra-league transfer fee funds in an exchange with Seattle Reign FC.

The Thorns now have nine international roster slots (7 occupied)

ESPN soccer reporter @jeffkassouf.bsky.social talks Mia Fishel’s big-money move to the Reign, the rollout of expansion team Denver Summit FC, the top storylines he’s keeping an eye on in the NWSL second half & the challenges facing the league in the next 5 years.

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Who else would you send to the spot for a PK? Marta makes it 3-0 for Brazil in the first half of the Copa America semifinal vs. Uruguay.

Marta's first ever senior int'l goals were scored in the April 2003 Copa America when she was 17 (back when Conmebol wouldn't even call it "Copa America").

Marta (captain) and Angelina starting for Brazil tonight in the second Copa América semifinal — they face Ecuador at 7 pm CT.

Brazil has ALWAYS reached the Copa final and won 8 of 9 times.

Watch live on FS1. Winner meets Argentina in Saturday's final AND punches a ticket to the 2028 Olympics.

Some attendance facts to compare Switzerland '25 to England '22

Attendance was up 14%, but when we take out the opening group game for the hosts and the final, that figure jumps to 40.6%.

Switzerland had 28 of 31 games with an attendance at 95% capacity or higher. England had three.

#WEURO2025

Esther González - Spain

Esther González - Spain

The top scorer of Euro 2025 🌟

Esther González, we’re beyond proud of you and how you represented Spain!

England vs Spain | UEFA Women's EURO 2025 Final England vs Spain: all the latest European Women's Championship 2025 Final match information including stats, form, history, and more.

England become first back-to-back Euro champs since Germany went 6 in a row.

- Hampton = Player of the Match
- Kelly clinches title with last PK
- Agyemang = Young Player of the Tournament
- Bonmati = Tournament MVP
- Esther = top scorer (4g)

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History made, again! Another record-breaking attendance wraps up #WEURO2025 in style 🏆🫶

#SummitOfEmotions

For the first time since the inaugural women's Euro, the final is going to penalties!

Back in 1984, Sweden edged England 4-3, with Pia Sundhage converting the decisive shot.

GKs Coll (Olympic QF) & Hampton (Euro QF) have each had 1 int'l PKSO and both won. Who wins today?

The Euro 2025 final is going to extra time! Watch now on Fox as England & Spain battle it out in a rematch of 2023 WWC final.

Game is on the big screen at the Phoenix on Westheimer for Houston fans!

This is 2nd straight Euro final to go to ET and 4th all-time. In 2022, England edged Germany 2-1.

The Phoenix has the Euro final on the big screen! Match kicks off in 20 minutes on Fox.

Another day, another final!

Head to the Phoenix on Westheimer for today's Euro 2025 final between England (defending champs) & Spain (WWC 2023 champs). Brunch menu til 2 pm!

Game kicks off 12 pm on Fox; pregame begins 11 am. This is the first-ever women's Euro final on broadcast TV in the US.

Congrats to Nigeria, winner of the Africa Cup of Nations! They rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Morocco 3-2.

This is the 10th WAFCON title all-time for the Super Falcons. Congrats to all, especially Houston's Michelle Alozie and Bay FC's Asisat Oshoala!

Women's Africa Cup of Nations kicks off now, w/perennial champion Nigeria taking on host Morocco. Watch on Fanatiz, Fubo, beIN Sports.

Nigeria, coached by 1st Dash coach Randy Waldrum, has Dash DF/FW Michelle Alozie in the starting XI, along with Houston original Osi Ohale, first Nigerian in NWSL.