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Captain of the USWNT Alex Morgan played for the WNY Flash in 2011, her coach remembers her talent and tenacity

A 12-year-old Sam Kerr was ambivalent about playing football. Now she is one of the greats and bearing the weight of a home World Cup on her shoulders.

A day-by-day look at how alleged abuse was allowed by two NWSL coaches: Paul Riley at the Portland Thorns and Richie Burke at the Washington Spirit.

When Tina Ettlin, a member of the Rose City Riveters steering committee, began reading the report on US Soccer’s independent investigation of abuse in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) on Monday, she was horrified. The investigation, led by former US Attorney General Sally Yates, found that Portland Thorns owner Merritt Paulson and president of soccer Gavin Wilkinson enabled former Thorns manager Paul Riley’s alleged abuse of Thorns players and protected him in its afterm...

Portland Thorns owner Merritt Paulson and president of soccer Gavin Wilkinson enabled former Thorns manager Paul Riley’s abuse of their players and protected him in its aftermath, an independent yearlong investigation into alleged misconduct in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) has found. Top Thorns officials are also accused of attempting to impede the investigation commissioned by the US Soccer Federation and led by former US Attorney General Sally Yates. As a whole, the re...