Budweiser has signed a multi-year sponsorship deal with the National Women’s Soccer League.
The partnership was announced Sunday, the day of the Women’s World Cup final in France. Terms were not released.
The NWSL is in its seventh year and has already lasted longer than any other professional women’s soccer league in the United States. Players from the U.S. women’s national team are allocated across the league’s nine teams.
Earlier in the week, the league announced that it had reached an agreement…

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Stars like Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe won’t disappear from television screens after the Women’s World Cup, with news of a broadcast agreement between the National Women’s Soccer League and ESPN that covers the remainder of the professional league’s 2019 season.
The NWSL and ESPN announced an agreement Thursday in which the network will televise 14 games during the remainder of the season — 11 games in the regular season and all three playoff games. Games will air on ESPN2 or ESPNEWS and will…

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Nigeria striker Francisca Ordega is one of a rare group of Africans who have played in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) in the US, but says she opted to move to China for the money.
Along with Ordega, the likes of South Africa’s Thembi Kgatlana and Linda Motlhalo, both of whom played for the Houston Dash last season, have chosen to leave the world’s most competitive league for far-away riches.
With the NWSL paying fairly low salaries compared to Europe and Asia, Ordega says she had no real…

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Nigeria striker Francisca Ordega is one of a rare group of Africans who have played in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) in the US, but says she opted to move to China for the money.
Along with Ordega, the likes of South Africa’s Thembi Kgatlana and Linda Motlhalo, both of whom played for the Houston Dash last season, have chosen to leave the world’s most competitive league for far-away riches.
With the NWSL paying fairly low salaries compared to Europe and Asia, Ordega says she had no real…

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ESPN’s Julie Foudy breaks down Australia’s chances of qualifying from Group C, which includes Italy, Brazil and Jamaica.

Take a look at the best moments from NWSL week 2, including an eight goal thriller in Chicago.

Get caught up with all the goals from the opening weekend of the 2019 NWSL season, including victories for the Washington Spirit and the Portland Thorns.

ESPN’s Julie Foudy joins Golic & Wingo to talk favourites to win the 2019 Women’s World Cup and her new podcast Laughter Permitted.

USWNT legend Hope Solo thinks France are the favourites to win this summer’s tournament – if they can just cope with the pressure of playing on home soil.
Matildas captain Sam Kerr could write a piece of Australian football history on Monday night at the Dolan Warren Awards in Sydney.
The awards night will bestow the Johnny Warren Medal to the A-League’s best player, and the Julie Dolan Medal to their counterpart in the W-League.
Kerr, after another prolific season for Perth Glory, could be the first person — male or female — to win the most prestigious individual prize in Australian football three times.
The 25-year-old, currently in action for…

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The Houston Dash have waived the rights to two South African players, Thembi Kgatlana and Linda Motlhalo, the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) side announced on Tuesday.
The pair’s departure means the Dash go from three Banyana Banyana players during the 2018 season to none, as veteran defender and South Africa captain Janine van Wyk has also called time on her tenure in Houston.
Kgatlana, who was recently named the CAF female player of the year, scored two goals and provided three assists…

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