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 | Mar 19, 2024 | Representation, SEW
The highly-rated 23-year-old forward played a leading role for her country as the United States swept to W Gold Cup glory, with her value to that cause clear for all to see. She is also a talismanic presence at club level for the Portland Thorns. Read More
by admin | Dec 1, 2023 | Representation, SEW
A number of women’s sports stars have made this year’s Forbes “30 Under 30” list, including Sophia Smith and Angel Reese. Forbes features 30 people who are changing the game in sports, including Smith, who helped lead the U.S. women’s national team in the 2023 World...
by admin | Mar 29, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Julie Ertz has been named to the U.S. roster for a pair of upcoming matches against Ireland after taking time off for the birth of her son. Ertz has not played for the United States since the bronze medal-winning victory over Australia at the Tokyo Olympics. She and...
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 17, 2022 | Representation, SEW
PHEEEEEEEEEEWWWWW. It was anxiety-inducing enough for the U.S. women’s national team to carry three losses in a row heading into Sunday’s friendly vs. Germany, but no one — NO ONE — wants to go into the history books as being that team to lose...
by admin | Nov 9, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Sophia Smith has long been touted as the next big thing in U.S. soccer, and, after a landmark 2022 campaign, the 22-year-old’s moment has officially arrived. In the NWSL final in late October, Smith beat Kansas City Current keeper Adrianna Franch one-on-one and buried...
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 | Sep 5, 2022 | Representation, SEW
United States women’s national team manager Vlatko Andonovski praised Sophia Smith as “special” after the forward scored a first-half brace against Nigeria in her team’s 4-0 victory Saturday. “First and foremost, this is the best team in...
by admin | Jul 8, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The U.S. women’s national team qualified for the 2023 World Cup on Thursday night at the CONCACAF W Championship. The United States defeated Jamaica 5-0 at Estadio BBVA but had to wait until Haiti downed Mexico 3-0 in the late game to secure a spot in next summer’s...
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