Angels On Parade

Photo by Elsa - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images Behind new women’s second flight’s plans with Amanda Vandervort. The USL Super League is coming, and with it, a landmark expansion of the women’s professional soccer outlook in the United States. After USL launched the W League this year, a fourth-tier amateur league intended to give college and select youth players the … [Read more...] about USL Super League president on calendar, hopes for interleague competitions

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Attacker’s sojourn short with black-and-gold. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi was an exciting addition to LAFC’s roster in 2022. Fresh off an MLS Cup win with New York City FC, the Libyan attacker seemed like exactly the kind of player who could revive a team needing some energy after a down 2021 season. But injuries slowed his progress onto the field … [Read more...] about LAFC 2022 Player Postmortem: Ismael Tajouri-Shradi

Ken Ruinard / staff / USA TODAY NETWORK We speak to W League president Amanda Vandervort on launch. The USL announced the arrival of the W League to California on Thursday, establishing the NorCal Division, featuring eight teams — Academica SC, California Storm, Marin FC, The Olympic Club, Pleasanton RAGE and San Francisco Glens, Oakland Soul and Stockton Cargo. The … [Read more...] about USL W League comes to California, part of grand plans for growing women’s soccer

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images Quite possibly the best story in the NWSL in 2022. Megan Reid was officially an NWSL rookie in 2022, which sounds surprising considering she’s 26. A product of the University of Virginia, Reid absolutely took the road less traveled to get to this point, and become arguably the story of the season in the NWSL. After finishing her … [Read more...] about Angel City FC 2022 Player Postmortem: Megan Reid

Photo by Shaun Clark/Getty Images Veteran defender a casualty of roster rules midseason. I’ve always been a fan of Doneil Henry, and I was happy to see him signed by LAFC in 2022. But his tenure was ultimately short-lived, through no apparent fault of his own. The Canadian international has had a well-traveled career — probably to his detriment. After turning pro as a … [Read more...] about LAFC 2022 Player Postmortem: Doneil Henry