Sisters Alyssa and Gisele Thompson sign contract extensions to stay with Angel City

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alyssa Thompson and her younger sister Gisele are hoping this could be the season for a Thompson-to-Thompson goal. The siblings both signed contract extensions with Angel City, the National Women's Soccer League team announced Wednesday. Alyssa...

US youth team standout Ally Sentnor named US Soccer Young Female Player of the Year

Utah Royals forward and youth national team standout Ally Sentnor has been named the 2024 U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year. The 20-year-old Sentnor is currently training with the U.S. senior national team in Florida as part of the team's annual January camp. She made her...

USWNT World Cup winner Christen Press re-signs with Angel City

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two-time Women's World Cup winner Christen Press has re-signed with Angel City, the National Women's Soccer League club announced Friday. Press, who was Angel City's first-ever signing ahead of its inaugural 2022 season, signed a one-year deal as a free agent for...

Canada Soccer appoints former England captain Casey Stoney as head women's coach

Former England captain Casey Stoney said she's confident she can move Canada past the drone spying scandal that shook the women's national team at the Olympics last summer. Stoney was named head coach of Canada's women on Monday. She signed a three-year contract with Canada Soccer...

Netflix signs US broadcast deal with FIFA for the Women's World Cup in 2027 and 2031

GENEVA (AP) — Netflix has secured the U.S. broadcasting rights to the Women’s World Cup in 2027 and 2031 as the streaming giant continues its push into live sports. The deal announced Friday is the most significant FIFA has signed with a streaming service for a major tournament....

FIFA signs Netflix to U.S. broadcast deal for 2027 Women's World Cup in Brazil

US women's team star Trinity Rodman says her relationship with father Dennis Rodman is strained

U.S. women's team forward Trinity Rodman has opened up about her strained relationship with father, Dennis Rodman, saying he is largely absent from her life. “He’s not a dad. Maybe by blood, but nothing else,” Trinity Rodman told host Alex Cooper on the Call Her Daddy podcast....

US defender Becky Sauerbrunn retires from professional soccer after a 16-year international career

CHICAGO (AP) — Becky Sauerbrunn, a former captain of the U.S. women's team who played in three Olympics and three Women’s World Cups, announced her retirement Tuesday from professional soccer after a 16-year international career. Sauerbrunn, 39, also played in the National...