by admin | Oct 31, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Portland Thorns striker Sophia Smith was named the National Women’s Soccer League’s (NWSL) most valuable player on Thursday, becoming the youngest to earn the regular-season MVP honor days before their championship match against the Kansas City Current....
by admin | Nov 30, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Portland Thorns FC announced today that Rhian Wilkinson will be the new head coach. Meg Linehan of The Athletic first reported the news on November 9th. “I know that I am inheriting a successful, winning culture on and off the field, and I have immense respect for...
by admin | Nov 18, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Portland Thorns FC midfielder Angela Salem was named to the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Best XI First Team, presented by Mastercard for the 2021 season, it was announced today. Goalkeeper Bella Bixby, midfielder Lindsey Horan and defenders Meghan Klingenberg...
by admin | Sep 30, 2021 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
On a July night in 2014, in the waning minutes of a NWSL regular season match between Portland Thorns FC and the Chicago Red Stars, Sinead Farrelly collapsed on the field at the Benedictine University Sports Complex. She had stepped up to defend an opposing player...
by admin | Jul 5, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Portland Thorns FC midfielder Olivia Moultrie made her debut in the National Women’s Soccer League on Saturday. The 15-year-old midfielder, who recently signed a three-year contract with the Thorns after a back-and-forth legal battle with the league,...
by admin | May 6, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Olivia Moultrie, a 15-year-old soccer prospect who accepted a scholarship offer to UNC at age 11 and signed a marketing deal with Nike at 13, has filed an antitrust lawsuit against the National Women’s Soccer League. Moultrie alleges in the suit that the...
by admin | Apr 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The NWSL has returned, and in just the second game, the players have already set records through an extended beef. The Portland Thorns and Kansas City combined for a league-record four red cards—all in the final five minutes of play—during their first match of this...
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