soccer

How Natalie Portman and her Angel City FC cofounders are changing the game for women’s soccer

Professional women’s soccer has been undervalued and under-resourced. The high-profile owners of L.A.’s new NWSL team are rewriting the rules…

3 years ago

NWSL’s 10-Year Growth Through the Eyes of Its Lifers

Just over a couple dozen NWSL originals are still in the league, but for those who have made up its…

3 years ago

U.S. Women’s Soccer Is Continuing the Fight for Equal Pay by Funding Underserved Entrepreneurs

The players share with SELF what’s coming next—on and off the pitch.

3 years ago

USWNT’s Tobin Heath leaves Arsenal by mutual consent

U.S. women's national team striker Tobin Heath has been released from her contract at Arsenal, the club announced on Thursday.

3 years ago

Sports Economics Must Improve by Including Women in the Data Set

The topics are quite different, but they often had one thing in common: The participants in the sports discussed were…

3 years ago

Afghanistan women’s national team plays first competitive match in exile

Eight months after being forced to flee for their lives, the Afghanistan women's national team returned to competitive football on…

3 years ago

How Danita Johnson Is Flipping the Field

The pioneering D.C. United president has big plans for MLS’s founding franchise.

3 years ago

The 10 Greatest Games in NWSL’s History

As the league hits its landmark 10th season, look back on its most dramatic, impactful and memorable games in the…

3 years ago

USWNT’s Catarina Macario stars as Lyon beat PSG 3-2 in women’s Champions League semifinal first leg

Lyon made the most of some woeful goalkeeping by Barbora Votikova to beat PSG 3-2 in a women's Champions League…

3 years ago

USWNT to face Colombia in friendlies ahead of Concacaf Championship

The United States women's national team will play two friendlies against Colombia in June.

4 years ago