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• Swanson scores in her second game back from maternity leave and the Stars down Bay FC 1-0
Mallory Swanson scored her first goal in her return since maternity leave, propelling the Chicago Stars to a 1-0 win Sunday over Bay FC, who were booked for two red cards in the match. In other action around the National Women’s Soccer League, the Kansas City Current topped the Portland Thorns 3-1 and the Orlando Pride beat San Diego Wave 1-0. On a breakaway in the 11th minute, Chicago forward J...2026
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• NWSL Power Rankings: San Diego takes top spot, Was...
Our new No. 1 in the ESPN's NWSL Power Rankings is the San Diego Wave, though the Washington Spirit's hot streak continues....2026
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• NWSL Power Rankings: Washington Spirit continue their rise up
San Diego Wave continue top of the ESPN's NWSL Power Rankings, but the Washington Spirit are also moving on up....2026
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• NWSL Power Rankings: San Diego lead the way, Washington back on track
San Diego Wave are the new leaders of the ESPN's NWSL Power Rankings, while the Washington Spirit are soaring up....2026
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• Catarina Macario joins San Diego Wave in major move from Chelsea
Catarina Macario’s move to the NWSL is officially complete. Macario has joined the San Diego Wave in a permanent deal from WSL club Chelsea, both sides announced Friday. Her contract will run through the 2030 season and under the NWSL’s new High Impact Player Rule, it is one of the largest in women’s soccer history. ... Read more...2026
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• Expansion Denver Summit downs Gotham FC 2-0 on the road for its first NWSL win
Melissa Kössler and Natasha Flint each scored and the expansion Denver Summit downed Gotham FC 2-0 on Wednesday night for the club's first National Women's Soccer League victory. Elsewhere in the NWSL, the visiting Orlando Pride downed the Chicago Stars 3-0; the Seattle Reign beat the Kansas City Current 3-0 in Spokane, Washington; the San Diego Wave defeated the visiting Portland Thorns 3-1; and...2026
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• Thoughts & Jots: Donald Trump’s football history, Chiefs’ 3-straight Super Bowls, Browns drafting a young QB & more

New Jersey Generals owner Donald Trump introduces the signing of RB Herschel Walker in 1983 As the Browns season is basically over and we wait during the bye week, some thoughts and jots around football There are odd circumstances that occur in the universe of professional football. My opinion needs to come and mention and/or discuss some of these things. Hopefully you will be entertained....2024
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• Emotional Morgan exits final game in 13th minute
Forward Alex Morgan played 15 minutes and had a penalty kick saved on Sunday for San Diego Wave FC in her final match as a professional....2024
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• U.S. star Press set to return after 2 years out

Longtime USWNT forward and two-time World Cup-winner Christen Press has been reactivated from Angel City's season-ending injury list and is available for selection in the team's match against San Diego Wave FC on Thursday....2024
• Who should make the US women’s Olympic soccer roster?

Photo by Erin Chang/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images for USSF We discuss who comprises the best roster to be on the plane to Paris. The United States Women’s National Team are roughly one month away from their opening match against Zambia in the 2024 Olympics, and one of the biggest decisions of the summer is coming up. It is expected that USWNT head coach Emma Hayes will release her roster o...2024
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• Morgan (ankle) out for Wave as Olympics loom

San Diego Wave forward Alex Morgan will miss Saturday's NWSL match against Bay FC due to an ankle injury, Wave head coach Casey Stoney confirmed on Thursday....2024
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• NWSL: KC Current edges San Diego, moves to 2-0

Isabel Rodriguez scored in the 44th minute and Lo'eau LaBonta converted a penalty kick in the 71st minute as the Kansas City Current came back from a goal down to beat the host San Diego Wave FC 2-1 on Saturday....2024
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"The San Diego Wave have signed Brazil international forward Ludmila from NWSL rivals Chicago Stars FC in a transfer worth an initial $800,000, the clubs announced Tuesday."

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"Chelsea are leading the race to sign San Diego Wave centre-back Naomi Girma, while Arsenal and Lyon are also interested in the United States women's national team star, sources have told ESPN."

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"Forward Alex Morgan played 15 minutes and had a penalty kick saved on Sunday for San Diego Wave FC in her final match as a professional."

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"On the verge of a USWNT debut and an NWSL title run with the San Diego Wave, 18-year-old Jaedyn Shaw is enjoying her breakout moment."

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"The ex-Manchester United coach has taken an empathic approach to her no-nonsense coaching style and so far, it's working for San Diego Wave FC."

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"Naomi Girma and Jaelin Howell were the obvious locks for the first two selections, and the only question was about if any team could offer enough to unearth the first-overall pick from expansion side San Diego Wave."

• Catarina Macario joins San Diego Wave in major move from Chelsea
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• Sources: Macario signs with Wave in record deal
United States forward Catarina Macario has joined the San Diego Wave FC ahead of the NWSL's transfer window on what is believed to be the biggest total contract value in women's soccer history, sources confirmed to ESPN....2026
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• San Diego spends big to land Brazil star Ludmila
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• Naomi Girma joins WSL side Chelsea in permanent deal
One of the U.S. women’s national team’s rising talents has secured a move to WSL giants Chelsea. Naomi Girma has joined Chelsea in a permanent deal from NWSL club San Diego Wave, both clubs announced Sunday. The 24-year-old Girma signed a four-and-a-half year contract which will run until June 2029. “I’m so happy and really ... Read more...2025
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• Thoughts & Jots: Donald Trump’s football history, Chiefs’ 3-straight Super Bowls, Browns drafting a young QB & more
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• Wave make NWSL's 1st signing direct from NCAA
San Diego Wave FC announced on Thursday that the club has signed University of Texas forward Trinity Byars, making Byars the first active NCAA athlete to sign with an NWSL team since the league's recent elimination of the draft....2024
• How Angel City and San Diego Wave are setting the standard for NWSL fan bases

Angel City FC and San Diego Wave's success with fans offers a blueprint for teams across the NWSL. Here's how they got there, on and off the pitch....2024
• USWNT's Girma extends Wave deal through 2026

San Diego Wave FC announced on Tuesday a new 3-year contract for USWNT defender Naomi Girma....2023
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• Naomi Girma, Jaelin Howell headline 2022 NWSL draft class
No surprises were offered in the first two picks of Saturday’s National Women’s Soccer League draft. Naomi Girma and Jaelin Howell were the obvious locks for the first two selections, and the only question was about if any team could offer enough to unearth the first-overall pick from expansion side San Diego Wave. The answer ... Read more...2021
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• Swanson scores in her second game back from maternity leave and the Stars down Bay FC 1-0
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• Thoughts & Jots: Donald Trump’s football history, Chiefs’ 3-straight Super Bowls, Browns drafting a young QB & more
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• NWSL Week 1 Preview: San Diego Wave face Chicago Red Stars, and more
The 2023 NWSL regular season kicks off on Saturday with the headlining contest coming from California. 2022 expansion side San Diego Wave hosts the Chicago Red Stars on Saturday night (10 p.m. ET) seeking an impressive result to hit the ground running. The Red Stars start 2023 with a road trip to California as both ... Read more...2023

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• U.S. Soccer icon Alex Morgan announces her retirement

U.S. soccer icon Alex Morgan announced her retirement on Thursday. She will play her final game on Sunday with the NWSL’s San Diego Wave. | Photo by Ira L. Black - Corbis/Getty Images Morgan, 35, who is pregnant with her second child will play her final professional game this Sunday with the NWSL’s San Diego Wave Alex Morgan, U.S. Soccer icon and face of a generation when it comes to wome...2024
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• Who should make the US women’s Olympic soccer roster?
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• How 18-year-old Jaedyn Shaw became NWSL's, USWNT's next big thing

On the verge of a USWNT debut and an NWSL title run with the San Diego Wave, 18-year-old Jaedyn Shaw is enjoying her breakout moment. After all, it has taken a lot of hard work and sacrifice to get there....2023
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• Emotional Morgan exits final game in 13th minute
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• Chelsea lead race to sign Naomi Girma - sources
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• How Casey Stoney turned San Diego Wave into an NWSL title contender

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• San Diego to break NWSL attendance record

The San Diego Wave has sold in excess of 27,000 tickets for its Sept. 17 match against Angel City, enough to break the NWSL's attendance record....2022
• Reports: Wave being sold for NWSL record figure

The San Diego Wave are being sold in a deal that places the club's value at $113 million, according to multiple reports on Thursday....2024
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• How 18-year-old Jaedyn Shaw became NWSL's, USWNT's next big thing
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• San Diego Wave are set to shatter NWSL attendance record. Not even Bad Bunny will spoil the party.

Not even one of the world's biggest musicians at a nearby concert will slow down the Wave, who are set to break the NWSL attendance record....2022

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• NWSL Power Rankings: San Diego Wave starting to look ominous
San Diego are undefeated in six games and don't seem to be slowing down anytime soon. That and more in ESPN's NWSL Power Rankings....2025
• Chelsea lead race to sign Naomi Girma - sources
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• Dunn, Girma picked for Hayes' Jan. USWNT camp
Gotham FC defender Crystal Dunn and San Diego Wave center back Naomi Girma headline the 26-player roster named by U.S. women's national team manager Emma Hayes for a week-long training camp set to begin on Jan. 14 in Carson, California....2025
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• Thompson double spoils Donovan's NWSL debut
Alyssa Thompson's first career brace lifted lift visiting Angel City to a 2-1 victory over the San Diego Wave to spoil Landon Donovan's debut as coach in the NWSL on Saturday....2024
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• Wave's Stoney rips 'unacceptable' NWSL schedule

San Diego Wave head coach Casey Stoney once again criticized the NWSL's schedule making on Saturday, calling her team's three-game road stretch "unacceptable" after a 0-0 draw in Houston, where the temperature at kickoff was 91 degrees....2024
• Wave set NWSL playoff attendance mark in win

The San Diego Wave set a new attendance mark for the NWSL playoffs with 26,215 fans watching a win over the Chicago Red Stars at Snapdragon Stadium....2022
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• NWSL Expansion Draft: Kristie Mewis flipped, heads to Gotham, Morgan to San Diego official
It remains to be seen if Kristie Mewis’ recent training stint with Tottenham is a cue of a speculated move to England, but if she is to stay in the National Women’s Soccer League she will be suiting up for NJ/NY Gotham in 2022. Newcomers San Diego Wave and Los Angeles’ Angel City FC took ... Read more...2021
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• Five ex-employees sue San Diego Wave, NWSL
Five former employees of San Diego Wave FC have filed a lawsuit in San Diego Superior Court against the club and the National Women's Soccer League alleging multiple forms of discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination....2024
• Wave prez Ellis: 'Very hard' Stoney firing my call

San Diego Wave president Jill Ellis said the shocking decision to fire head coach Casey Stoney was hers alone, and that it was based on data and the poor form of the team amid a seven-game winless streak....2024
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