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San Diego Wave has parted company with head coach Casey Stoney. The former England defender’s final game in charge was the weekend’s 0-0 draw with Houston Dash which left Wave ninth in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) 14 games into the regular season. Stoney, 42, departs San Diego after three years in charge, having led the club to the NWSL Challenge Cup in 2024 and NWSL Shield in 2023. Paul Buckle has been placed in interim charge. Club president Jill Ellis said the change was “necessary” when taking into consideration the club’s performance this...

Former Current GM Cami Ashton has moved to the Wave, where she will take on the roles of sporting director and GM, the team announced.

Holiday has long made community her priority. Her contributions extend well beyond the pitch.

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Two U.S. women’s national team Olympic hopefuls have already joined the team’s growing injury list this weekend. Gotham FC and USWNT defender Tierna Davidson left a match against the Washington Spirit early on Saturday with an apparent hamstring issue. She walked off unassisted but was ultimately replaced by teammate Sam Hiatt. During halftime, Davidson was walking around. She was still on the team’s bench at the start of the second half. Midway through the first half, Davidson had been sprinting back to the goal to cover a run from Spirit forward Trinity Rodman, but pulled...

The 2024 Olympic tournament kicks off in France in just under 100 days.

Sánchez signed a blockbuster $1.5 million contract with the Dash in December 2023 that was supposed to keep her in Houston through 2026.

Plus, a check of the attendance numbers around the league.

The NWSL will spend its break during the 2024 Olympics playing a tournament with teams from Mexico’s Liga MX Femenil, the leagues announced today. The NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup will feature all 14 NWSL clubs and six Liga MX Femenil teams with the highest points earned in the 2023 Apertura and Clausura tournaments. It will feature a group stage commencing on July 19 with a semifinal round ending the week of Aug. 4. The championship match will take place on the weekend of Oct. 25. The tournament will feature five groups, with the top four teams in terms of points advancing to the...

Another NWSL team is changing ownership hands. The Seattle Reign and its owners OL Groupe announced on Monday that the team was finalizing a sale to a group headlined by the Seattle Sounders, the city’s MLS team. In its press release, OL Groupe said the sale was for $58 million. The transaction is pending final votes from the NWSL and MLS boards of governors. The sale follows news over the weekend that Ron Burkle is selling the San Diego Wave at a $120 million valuation in a deal scheduled to be completed in full after the 2024 season. Along with the Sounders, the Reign announced that...

Pfeiffer beat the previous record for youngest goalscorer set by the Thorns' Olivia Moultrie in 2022.

Navigating NWSL's new media rights deal on opening weekend

NWSL took additional steps toward player safety, chartering San Diego to New Jersey.