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3 weeks ago | 
nytimes.com | Melanie Anzidei |Meg Linehan
Gotham FC and U.S. women's national team defender Tierna Davidson left Friday's match against the Houston Dash with an apparent leg injury. The 26-year-old was working to close down her former teammate, Yazmeen Ryan, and planted her left leg awkwardly while running toward the end line. There was no contact on the play. She fell, immediately holding her left knee and looking visibly upset.
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1 month ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Meg Linehan |Jeff Rueter
Trinity Rodman has returned to the U.S. women’s national team roster for the first time since winning gold at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Head coach Emma Hayes named her 24-player roster, and two training players, on Tuesday for the team’s upcoming friendlies against Brazil. While the deep dive into player evaluation has continued, there is slightly less turnover in this roster compared to others with 19 players returning from the SheBelieves Cup.
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1 month ago | 
nytimes.com | Meg Linehan |Jeff Rueter
Trinity Rodman has returned to the U.S. women's national team roster for the first time since winning gold at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Head coach Emma Hayes named her 24-player roster, and two training players, on Tuesday for the team's upcoming friendlies against Brazil. While the deep dive into player evaluation has continued, there is slightly less turnover in this roster compared to others with 19 players returning from the SheBelieves Cup.
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1 month ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Meg Linehan |Jeff Rueter
It’s officially an NWSL regular season gameday again. With free agency, big transfers and trades, the announcement of a second expansion team for 2026 and the first winter in league history without a draft all done, it’s finally time to stop forecasting and settle in for some long-awaited on-field action. The NWSL in 2025 still feels like it’s in a transitional phase, even as it continues to grow from a business perspective.
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1 month ago | 
ca.sports.yahoo.com | Meg Linehan |Jeff Rueter
With free agency, big transfers and trades, the announcement of a second expansion team for 2026 and the first winter in league history without a draft all done, it’s finally time to stop forecasting and settle in for some long-awaited on-field action. The NWSL in 2025 still feels like it’s in a transitional phase, even as it continues to grow from a business perspective.
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1 month ago | 
nytimes.com | Meg Linehan |Jeff Rueter
It's officially an NWSL regular season game day again. With free agency, big transfers and trades, a new expansion team and the first winter without an NWSL Draft done, it's finally time to stop forecasting and settle in for some long-awaited game action. The NWSL in 2025 still feels like it's in a transitional phase, even as it continues to grow from a business perspective.
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1 month ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Melanie Anzidei |Meg Linehan
The NWSL has opened an independent formal review of Bay FC’s coaching staff, a league spokesperson confirmed to on Friday. The review was first reported by The San Francisco Chronicle following a two-month investigation by the publication into allegations from former players and staff members of a “toxic” environment under head coach Albertin Montoya. “The NWSL takes all concerns related to player well-being extremely seriously,” a league spokesperson said in a statement.
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1 month ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Meg Linehan |Matt Slater
The FIFA council approved a new plan for the Women’s Club World Cup on Wednesday, including moving the start from 2026 to 2028. reported the proposed move of the 16-team tournament earlier this week and as well as the confirmation, FIFA has also introduced a new annual tournament, the Champions Cup, which will include only the six confederation club champions as part of a smaller format.
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1 month ago | 
nytimes.com | Meg Linehan |Matt Slater
The FIFA council approved a new plan for the Women's Club World Cup on Wednesday, including moving the start from 2026 to 2028. Since its proposal, the addition of a Women's Club World Cup has raised questions about calendar congestion and player workload - especially for top players who feature for high-performing club teams and their international teams. "The players are getting squeezed," NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman told The Athletic last year.
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1 month ago | 
nytimes.com | Meg Linehan |Jeff Rueter
The 2025 SheBelieves Cup is in the rearview. For the first time in six years, the tournament trophy did not end up in the United States' possession. Instead, Japan took top honors after a 2-1 win over the USWNT on Wednesday in San Diego. However, this wasn't the type of U.S. camp that would be deemed a failure or success by results alone. Head coach Emma Hayes selected plenty of her player pool's more untested members to size up their readiness for her best possible squad.
