by admin | Mar 29, 2024 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Sophia Smith became the latest NWSL star to sign a new deal Wednesday, becoming the league’s highest-paid player in the process. The Portland Thorns announced they had agreed with Smith on a contract that will tie the 23-year-old to them through the 2025 season,...
by admin | Feb 16, 2024 | Representation, SEW
The NWSL club announced that they have secured their 18-year-old superstar until 2026, with Moultrie set to stick around on the West Coast alongside Sophia Smith and the rest of the Thorns Squad. After recently being called up by interim USWNT boss Twila Kilgore for...
by admin | Oct 10, 2023 | Representation, SEW
As the National Women’s Soccer League’s regular season pushes towards the postseason in all of its chaotic, anything-could-happen glory, we’re gifted with a chance to reflect before the playoff field is set. Armed with a nearly full season’s...
by admin | Jan 25, 2023 | Representation, SEW
The National Women’s Soccer League on Tuesday suspended three people from work in the league following a misconduct investigation. Portland Thorns assistant coach Sophie Clough and athletic coach Pierre Soubrier have been fired based on the investigation findings, and...
by admin | Jan 6, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Angel City FC has acquired the top pick in next week’s NWSL draft in a three-team trade involving the Portland Thorns and NY/NJ Gotham FC, the Los Angeles club announced Thursday. Angel City FC will reportedly use the No. 1 pick to select 18-year-old electric...
by admin | Dec 5, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Portland Thorns owner Merrit Paulson announced he plans to sell the NWSL club, but maintain control of the Major League Soccer side Portland Timbers. Paulson has owned the Thorns since its founding in 2012, and felt no need to relinquish control until the club stood...
by admin | Nov 30, 2022 | Representation, SEW
In October Sophia Smith sat in front of the gathered media in Washington DC and calmly outlined her ambition: to become the best player in the world. It is quite a claim but then she had already had a pretty good year: She was the 2022 NWSL MVP (the youngest ever),...
by admin | Nov 2, 2022 | Representation, SEW
CBS announced that the NWSL final between the Portland Thorns and Kansas City Current last weekend attracted record-setting viewership numbers. WHAT HAPPENED? CBS said that 915,000 people watch the game between TV and streaming, up 71 percent from the 2021 final. The...
by admin | Nov 2, 2022 | Representation, SEW
An average of 915,000 viewers tuned in to watch the Portland Thorns collect their third National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Championship against Kansas City on Saturday, setting a record for the most-watched game in league history, broadcaster CBS said. It...
by admin | Oct 31, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Portland Thorns forward Sophia Smith’s casual shrug of celebration said it all: “What, you expected anything else?” Four minutes into Saturday’s National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Championship, the 2022 league MVP scored to make sure...
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