After the U.S. women’s national team defeated the Netherlands 2-0 on Nov. 27, midfielder Kristie Mewis had one important thing to do before she talked to the media. “I just had to rewatch it, actually, because I think I blacked out on what actually happened,” she admitted. “It” was Mewis’s goal in the 70th minute, […]
In 22 games over the past month, the NWSL Challenge Cup saw breakout performances from the league’s goalkeepers, three playoff games decided on penalties, quarterfinal upsets of the top two seeds, and, after teams had combined for just one goal in four quarterfinal matches, a five-goal game in the semifinals. On Sunday afternoon, the tournament […]
The Houston Dash opened the NWSL Challenge Cup with a bang. It was clear in Rachel Daly’s brace and goal-line save, in Shea Groom’s superhero-like, flying header or her back-heel assist on Kristie Mewis’s goal against the Utah Royals. The proof was even in the celebrations. After finishing 7-12-5 last season, the Dash started this […]
It hasn’t been the smoothest road, but American team sports are almost back. The first league set to return is the National Women’s Soccer League, which kicks off Saturday with the Challenge Cup, a special, COVID-designed tournament. The NBA, NHL and MLS have similar tournament-style events planned to get their seasons back on track and […]