0.63 - Mallory Swanson has averaged 0.63 goal contributions per 90 minutes since joining @chicagostars.com in 2021, fourth-highest among active players in the #NWSL in that time (min. 3000 minutes). Resumed.

Utah Royals continue their ascent up the table in week 9. Lots of shifting in the middle of the table which remains tight

g+ GameFlow: NWSL Regular Season Kansas City Current v Portland Thorns FC on May 24, 2026. #KCvPOR ⚽️🤖

Yes, Nicole Payne! You just scored your first NWSL goal 👏

NWSL announced attendance Utah 19,274 San Diego 12,149 Bay FC 12,015 Kansas City 11,500 (sellout) Boston 9,141 (in Pawtucket, RI) Houston 6,207 Louisville 5,942 (Washington and Gotham were at Concacaf event in Mexico)

they probably spent months and a ridiculous amount of money to make that Disclosure Day trailer speech effect when they could've just typed "Ric Flair WWE" into Sora and called it a day

add "Mal Swanson double sub" to the list of things happening in this Bay-Stars game

genuine question, has an NWSL keeper ever won Goalkeeper of the Year for a season in which they got a straight red card?

If they’re not gonna play her, maybe Elise Evans should coach at this point.

I am incredibly saddened to share that a member of our Spirit fam, @fooddatanerd.com, passed away last week from a brain tumor. If you are able, please donate to the gofundme for his family: www.gofundme.com/f/randy-his-...

Kansas City Current: 3 (2.05 xG) vs Portland Thorns FC: 1 (0.77 xG) #KCvPOR | #KCBABY | #BAONPDX | #NWSL | 🤖⚽

Bluesky is always dying because those of us that were here first didn't recreate Twitter without the Nazis, but rather Social Media without all the Twitter. When all the assholes who thought their tweets were somehow saving democracy came over after the election, they brought the Twitter with them.

Thorns are finally out of fixture-congestion hell and get a (relatively) long break to heal and rest up before a home match in Utah, then a long break to heal, rest up, maybe reintegrate some long-injured players, and (dare one dream) make a summer window signing to fill some glaring holes.

All three losses by the Thorns this season have come on the road, and all by the exact same scoreline (3-1). More worryingly, they've had the lead in two of those games - and have let the result slip all the way to a loss. #BAONPDX

If the scoreline holds, Utah will be top of the table on goal differential #NWSL

if you're tired of ads and Vlatko interrupting the call, www.audacy.com/stations/knrk2 has the Thorns radio call, although it has its own issues talking about anything but the match in play

"portland unable to clear once again" hits especially hard when the previous touch was a pass from goalkeeper claim

huh! you can just punch the ball out of a keeper's hands. that's a good tactic to remember

The other 9: 2014 Reign (Shield, lost in finals) 2015 Reign (Shield, lost in finals) 2017 Courage (Shield, lost in finals) 2017 Thorns (2x; Championship) 2019 Courage (Shield, Championship) 2024 Thorns (nothing) 2024 Pride (2x; Shield, Championship) 2024 Gotham (nothing) 2025 Current (2x; Shield)

so tired of Bogere, man

Portland’s 23 points through 11 matches equals its second-most at this stage of a season, tied with the 2016 season in which it won the NWSL Shield. The only season in which the Thorns had more points at this stage was 2013, when they had 25 points and went on to win the NWSL Championship.

Sophia Wilson attempted 10 shots on Wednesday, the most by any player in a match in the NWSL this season. It was Wilson’s third game with 10 or more shots, as only Lynn Biyendolo (6) has more games with double-digit shots in regular-season play in NWSL history.

anyway, Celeste Boureille's contract is up and Portland could use some emergency depth at the 6

the Charlton WSL promotion story is a great one but the more context for it that you have (for both Charlton and Leicester), the sweeter it is also, what a time for Karen Hills, the other half of the amateur-era Tottenham coaching duo with Juan Carlos Amoros and a former longtime Charlton player

everything, win or lose, in or out, is an existential referendum on the NWSL thanks to Liga MX Fem the NWSL no longer exists once Horan and Macario are playing again, it'll be the best league in the world again once the WSL signs another star player from it, the NWSL will permanently dissolve

I know nobody at ESPN is spicy enough to have done this on purpose, but it's the funniest fucking thing I've seen today for sure

then what happened

“It was not a clear or obvious error” per PRO video review Bay FC was robbed of three points — well two, but you know what I mean #BayFC youtube.com/watch?v=xYbD...

a 2-2 match but make it Concacaf'd

"The team was informed by management on Monday in an unceremonious, 2-minute meeting." "They walked out of the room, did not field any questions, did not allow us to speak to them. We asked them to come back into the room and they declined." Women's soccer players continue to deserve so much more.

Updates on Portland Thorns' Olivia Moultrie & Reilyn Turner ahead of road match at Kansas City Current #BAONPDX #NWSL Head Coach Robert Vilahamn: BOTH OF THEM ARE BACK IN THE ROSTER, which is good news."

Haley Carter is about to lose her fucking mind

I don't want anything to happen to Jose. let me be very clear about that HOWever, if a team wanted to start a rivalry that would be hotter than Thorns-Reign, they'd find a way to fuck with Jose

hey what's good, you idiot @mayorkwilson.bsky.social? are you gonna pull your head out of your ass about this Waymo shit starting up in Portland, or are you waiting for the first time one of them blindly drives a Portlander to their death into a westside landslide or Johnson Creek Blvd flood?

#BAONPDX Robert Vilahamn on Olivia Moultrie and Reilyn Turner "Both of them actually trained today, and they can be in training tomorrow, so they might be back in the roster this week, or at least hopefully against the Utah. So there is a good possibility for them to play before the summer break"

BSG is truly outstanding Most red cards in league history Only player to get multiple reds in multiple seasons Only player to receive a 2nd yellow twice Only player who's received multiple additional suspensions* Most games suspended, double the next highest*

bon, bon, bon, bon. sing wherever we go everyone claiming Pitbull but not enough teams singing it in the stands. so to me this is 3/4 Thorns representation

Lately in #NWSL I kept thinking, 'That fixture again?' By the summer break, 11 season series (home+away) will have been completed with less than half the season played. Zero same time last year. Another scheduling quirk w/ Men's World Cup venue challenges. (h/t @keepernotes.bsky.social w/research!)

one of the funny bits about the Thorns' shutout streak is that the team is also running a promo where each shutout eliminates SeatGeek ticket fees for the following match. so the Thorns defense is doing so well that they've probably cost either the Thorns or SeatGeek thousands of dollars

I know 6ix is a Toronno thing but "6ix" in the context of women's sports always feels too soon, man

formguide.tools.football/strength-of-... doesn't factor in match congestion, so factor that in accordingly: Based on opponent's form near the fixture date, Portland's schedule was the third hardest (17% above median), behind Utah and KC. San Diego's was the sixth weakest (7% below), near Gotham's

couldn't find a Fire photo for Thorns fans lmfao

Statement from Gotham FC on Ann-Katrin Berger: "Gotham FC goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger suffered an abdomen injury during last night’s Concacaf W Champions Cup semifinal. She is under evaluation and receiving care from medical professionals and team physicians in Mexico."

I don't trust a single thing out of this organization until Malik is gone. Dude just wants to make another pitch to MLS but knows he can't without a stadium. He ain't doing this for the Courage. Hell, he didn't even buy the Flash to help the team, he bought it to sweeten his MLS bid.

Following a review by the NWSL Disciplinary Committee, the NWSL has issued a two-match suspension to Boston Legacy FC defender Bianca St-Georges for an incident that occurred in the 42nd minute of the club’s match against Bay FC St-Georges has increased her total suspension to three matches.

every time I see anyone bring up Gluesenkamp with anything other than utter contempt, I genuinely believe that they don't know how to read

this is not at all a defense of the Fire's moves these moves are objectively bad also, the WNBA needs 15-player roster-size parity with that other league. Sutton stays on this roster if they actually had 15 (or even 14!) actual roster slots 3-year experience max on the "dev" squad is anti-labor

🚨MATH WARNING 🚨 The Portland Fire had an average age of 25.4 on the roster sent out for opening night (minus the developmental players & suspended contracts). The average WNBA tenure was 3 years. Very young. Today, the average age of players is 25.8 but the average WNBA tenure has dropped to 2.3