The first dozen days of January 2020 saw a number of high-profile trades among NWSL teams, as well as some leadership changes. Continue reading “NWSL News of Notes: Ohai to Chicago, Purce and Zerboni to Sky Blue, Sonnett to Orlando, Stengel to Houston, Duffy to Orlando”
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Post-Holiday Round-Up: Two More U.S. Soccer Coaches Step Down; NWSL News; Japan Confirms SheBelieves Cup Participation
A quick round-up of notable news since mid-December:
- U-20 USWNT head coach Mark Carr hired by the University of Oklahoma
- USWNT goalkeeping coach Graeme Abel hired by the University of Oregon
- 2023 FIFA WWC bid books published
- NWSL News: OL Groupe buys Reign FC; 2020 Draft list of eligible players released; No expansion
- 2020 SheBelieves Cup: Japan confirmed, one to go
- 2020 FIFA U-20 WWC: Will be jointly hosted by Costa Rica and Panama
NWSL Round-Up: Compensation Changes, Re-Entry Wire, 2019 End of Year Awards
Last week, the National Women’s Soccer League announced a number of changes to its salary and compensation rules, starting with the 2020 season. (NWSL press release) The most significant changes were the introduction of Allocation Money for star players’ salaries above the league’s default maximum salary, the introduction of multi-year contracts and transfer fees, and an increase in the nominal salary cap to $650,000.
On Monday, the results of the Re-Entry Wire were announced, with five players being claimed by new teams.
Previously, end-of-season individual awards for the NWSL, and the NWSL Championship was held, with the North Carolina Courage repeating as champions after handily defeating the Chicago Red Stars 4-nil. Continue reading “NWSL Round-Up: Compensation Changes, Re-Entry Wire, 2019 End of Year Awards”
Last Week in Review: NWSL Semifinals, NWSL Expansion News, Is It Vlatko? (21-Oct-2019)
Things that happened last week (October 14th-20th):
- NWSL Semifinals: NC Courage and Chicago Red Stars Advance
- NWSL Expansion: Louisville Announcement Expected, Sacramento in “Advanced Talks”
- The Next USWNT Head Coach: If Not Vlatko Andonovski, Then Who?
Last Week in Review: CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying, U-15 GNT Camp Roster, Women’s Euro Qualifying (10-14-2019)
Things that happened last week (October 7th-13th):
- Five teams qualified for next year’s CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship
- The NWSL regular season is in the books: Play-offs begin next Sunday
- A U-15 USGNT Talent ID Camp was held in Kansas City
- Women’s Euro Qualifying: October Window Recap
NWSL News of Note: College Draft and Roster Details, Seattle Announces Head Coach
News of Note for the National Women’s Soccer League… Details on the upcoming college draft, along with free agent status, international player quota and status, and initial roster structure, plus Seattle Reign FC names first head coach.
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NWSL News of Note: Seattle Team Name Revealed, Cindy Parlow Cone To Coach Portland, The Return Of Ali Krieger
News of Note relating to the National Women’s Soccer League from the past few days: Seattle Team Name Unveiled: The Seattle Reign FC… Cindy (Parlow) Cone to helm Portland Thorns FC… Only a draft for college players… Mexico has been asked to up its sponsoring commitment to 16 players… League Twitter handle changed… League LLC created and trademarks filed. Continue reading “NWSL News of Note: Seattle Team Name Revealed, Cindy Parlow Cone To Coach Portland, The Return Of Ali Krieger”
And, The Name Is… “National Women’s Soccer League” (NWSL)
During halftime of Saturday night’s friendly between the United States Women’s National Team and China, the name of the new women’s professional league, along with its logo, was unveiled on NBC Sports Network. The name, “National Women’s Soccer League,” is not the one (“Women’s Professional Soccer Association”) mentioned earlier in the week by New Jersey Star-Ledger reporter, Frank Giase. Which is not to say that Giase’s information was wrong at the time, as the domain registrations for the new league’s primary web address, NWSLsoccer.com, was registered (Whois) a day after the article was published.
The Details…
Name: National Women’s Soccer League
Logo: (included after the jump)
Website: NWSLsoccer.com (which currently redirects to the league’s Facebook page)
Twitter: @NWSLsoccer
Facebook: facebook.com/NWSLsoccer
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