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Columbus was awarded a National Women's Soccer League franchise on Tuesday that will begin play in 2028 and bring the league to 18 teams. An ownership group led by the Haslam Sports Group paid an expansion fee of $205 million, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press. The Colu
There should be genuine concern that growing negativity around the World Cup could not only temper the sport’s growth here in the U.S. but cause damage to its broader image.
Just over a year ago, the discourse surrounding the up-for-grabs No. 1 shirt on the U.S. women’s national team concerned how open-ended the question was. That in itself was unfamiliar territory until Alyssa Naeher’s retirement from international soccer in November 2024 threw the gates wide open, exp
Kansas women’s soccer has enjoyed a lot of success through the early years of coach Nate Lie’s tenure. Lie was rewarded with a new contract.
Columbus, Ohio will be the home of the NWSL’s next expansion team, the league and team ownership announced on Tuesday. The 18th team in the top US women’s professional soccer league will be owned by the same consortium that runs the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer.
Former Premier League champion Leicester will be playing in the third tier of English soccer next season. Leicester, which sealed the unlikeliest title win of the Premier League era in 2016, needed a victory Tuesday to maintain hope of avoiding relegation, but it drew 2-2 with Hull. The midlands c
The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) is coming to Ohio.
One of Diego Maradona’s daughters lashed out at neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, who was considered her father's primary physician at the time of his death, during a negligence trial Tuesday. “I heard on television that he said he wasn’t his doctor, and it makes me very angry that he won’t take respons
To join the fast-growing women’s soccer league, a group led by the owners of MLS’s Crew and the NFL’s Browns is paying $40 million more than Atlanta did five months ago.