Women’s World Cup | Fun Facts: Alex Morgan Edition

Did you miss the previous Fun Facts? No worries! Here they are: Keepers edition (Naeher, Harris & Franch) Defenders edition, Part 1 (O’Hara, Sauerbrunn & Krieger) Defenders edition, Part 2 (Dunn, Sonnett, Davidson & Dahlkemper) Midfielders edition, Part 1 (Ertz, Horan, & Lavelle) Midfielders edition, Part 2 (Brian, Mewis & Long) Forwards edition, Part 1 (Rapinoe, Pugh, & Press) Forwards edition, […]
3 Things: Tony DiCicco Passes, Drogba And Marta Make An Impact

It’s been another busy weekend in American soccer, and it’s impossible to catch everything. What are the big things to know? We’ve got three things for you. Legendary coach DiCicco dies Sad news to start things off, as legendary soccer coach Tony DiCicco passed away, as announced by his son Anthony on Twitter Tuesday morning: […]
San Diego Homegrown Series: Christina Burkenroad

Christina Burkenroad has faced an unusual amount of adversity for the bulk of her life. Born and mostly raised in San Diego, Burkenroad lost her mother to ALS when she was four, and she endured a stretch of homelessness for several months during her junior year of high school. At one point, the family’s search […]
Seven California Natives Selected In 2016 NWSL Draft

The day after Major League Soccer’s annual draft, the National Women’s Soccer League held its draft and a total of seven California natives were selected over the course of the draft’s four rounds. READ: Four California natives (Men) selected in 2016 Major League Soccer SuperDraft The first native off the board was Cal defender Sam […]
New NWSL team Orlando Pride adds Southern Californians Alex Morgan, Jamia Fields and Cami Levin

Los Angeles is set to go another year without first-division women’s professional soccer, as the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) has added just one expansion team, Orlando City SC-owned Orlando Pride, for the 2016 season. Missing out on expansion once more is disappointing, particularly for those waiting for LA to get a women’s team again […]