It doesn't need to be named after "someone" per se, but NWSL Championship is clunky and unoriginal. Let's get creative!

#NWSL are you paying attention?

And Jaedyn Shaw just had one of the best assists of the season to put Gotham up 2-0 on Portland

Most of the 1st half in Kansas City played out like an attacking drill, but the best part was Chawinga hustling back on defense to take a ball away from Stars player AND THEN booking it to the end line to turn a corner into a throw.

KC did get a break on the call against Ludmila methinks

Current's bit to keep their remarkable shutout streak alive against Stars tomorrow night will commence without Kayla Sharples (lower leg) and Hailie Mace (lower leg); Sharples has had a fabulous season and had been on for every minute to this point

Lorena has 12 shutouts this season and has conceded 10 goals

Love it when the broadcaster picks up on a poignant moment in real time. Jess Fishlock scores in the 90th minute, sprints straight to GM Leslie Gallimore for the hug. Josh Eastern all over it on NWSL+

Josh, btw, needs to be on more NWSL matches

Kaleigh Kurtz: from undrafted free agent to the NWSL’s ultimate ironwoman “It’s beyond my wildest dreams.”

Kaleigh Kurtz is on the verge of holding all of the NWSL’s ironwoman records, set to break the consecutive appearance record Saturday with No. 108. She spoke to @thedanlauletta.bsky.social about her journey from undrafted free agent to ultimate ironwoman.

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Alex Morgan leaves a legacy of delivering, and it’s still going strong It probably did not take a formal ceremony this weekend to ensure no San Diego Wave player would ever wear the number 13 again. Not when that player—Alex Morgan—was the club’s first big star, first to...

A formal ceremony probably wouldn't be needed to ensure no San Diego Wave player would ever wear the number 13 again - because that number belongs to Alex Morgan.

@thedanlauletta.bsky.social on Morgan's legacy ⤵️ equalizersoccer.com/2025/09/07/a...

In one of the shock results I can remember in #NWSL the Stars rally from 3-0 down with less than 20 minutes to play and steal a 3-3 road draw on an Alyssa Naeher equalizer!

Has a team ever been so happy even as their winless streak extends to a club record 12 games?

Can't complain about the amount of coverage you get when you set yourself up NOT to be covered, when you don't take accountability for all that happens both positive and negative.

What journalist with a choice would possibly opt IN to covering NWSL?

Lauletta: Handling of Nahas firing the latest setback for NWSL credibility Secrecy and lack of answers lead to rampant speculation in a league still scarred by not-so-distant scandals

In a league still scarred from not-so-distant scandals, secrecy and lack of answers around Sean Nahas' firing have led to rampant speculation with no benefits, least of all to the NWSL's credibility, @thedanlauletta.bsky.social writes:
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Anatomy of a Goal: Rodman’s finish the product of solid team play Admit it, you can’t get enough of Trinity Rodman’s game-winner against the Thorns on the weekend. Good. So let’s break it down! The Spirit and Thorns were tied 1-1, and the Thorns were on the front fo...

Still captivated by that highlight from Trinity Rodman this weekend? We are too!

@thedanlauletta.bsky.social broke down her stoppage time goal here:

Well the Courage just cloaked themselves in embarrassment after one of the worst press availabilities I have ever seen. Suffice it to say there is no further information about why Sean Nahas lots his job yesterday. And per Ceri Bowley they have not begun to think about a replacement yet

Check out our latest, as promised: www.americansocceranalysis.com/home/2025/8/...

Lauletta’s Heat Check: Angel City, Royals continue to plummet While Angel City and the Utah Royals continue to plummet, Kansas City and Orlando remain at the top of the pack.

While Angel City and the Utah Royals continue to plummet, Kansas City and Orlando remain at the top of the pack.

@thedanlauletta.bsky.social takes a look at all 14 #NWSL teams and how they stack up halfway through the season.

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Anatomy of a Goal: Courage come out firing It is no secret that the North Carolina Courage have struggled to score in 2025. Saturday night in Los Angeles, they came out of the gates smoking and found the back of the net after 42 seconds. After...

Anatomy of a Goal is back with @thedanlauletta.bsky.social! This week, he breaks down Cortnee Vine's goal from the North Carolina Courage's opening moments against Angel City FC.

For teams not in Utah or Chicago, is there any #NWSL team going into the break in worse shape than Angel City? They have not won since May 9, back when we thought they may be contenders, their only clean sheet was against the Royals, and their best players are no longer difference makers

FT: Louisville 2-0 Pride | No other way to say it than Racing flat outplayed the Pride tonight. They may want to lobby #NWSL to cancel the break and keep playing games.

Kayla Fischer returns after the break

As Racing's match against Orlando kicks off, Lauren Milliet has now appeared in all 107 of the club's regular season matches. That streak is a new league record, snapping a tie with Sam Staab

In the least surprising development of this, or any, #NWSL weekend, the Current are on the board less than 2 minutes in. This time against an in-form Racing side. Only a narrow offside position kept it from being 2-0

Huge win for Racing. At home against a team they should beat, after a brutal start they were 2-2 and up a woman with 15 to go. Needed a goal for the 3 points and got it from Sarah Weber for 3-2 win over Royals

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Hilary Knight says she has no plans to retire, or to move on from Seattle, after her initial 1-year contract expires next year

Confirmed there are no formal rules in place for #NWSL players loaned within the league to be forced to sit out matches against club holding contract. However, arrangements of that nature may be negotiated as part of the agreement

The #NWSL has approved intra-league loans, effective immediately. Also announced that Boston and Denver will have additional allocation money to use for building inaugural rosters ahead of 2026 debut seasons

PWHL protection lists are out:

BOS: Frankel, Keller Müller

MIN: Coyne Schofield, Heise, Stecklein

MTL: Desbiens, Poulin, Stacey

NY: Fillier, Shelton, Zandee-Hart

OTT: Clark, Philips, Savolainen

TOR: Fast, Turnbull, Watts

Anatomy of a Goal: Bright, Olivieri work the give-and-go There were lots of good goals in the National Women’s Soccer League over the weekend. Messiah Bright’s equalizer for the Dash against Bay FC probably wouldn’t make a highlight reel of the Top 5. But i...

⚽️ In the latest Anatomy of a Goal, @thedanlauletta.bsky.social breaks down the work of Bárbara Olivieri and Messiah Bright on a highlight-reel worthy play by the Houston Dash attackers.

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If the Courage can nab a goal with Jaedyn Shaw involved AND finish off this win, they may just convince me the season can be fully turned around

Bad news: Stars just broke their team record for consecutive scoreless minutes

Good news: About 4 seconds later, Julia Grosso ended the streak and brought the Stars level against Spirit

Cari Roccaro set to make her 50th consecutive start; that will tie Danielle Colaprico's club record