Verónica Raquel Pérez Murillo is a footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al Qadsiah FC. Born in the United States, she represented the Mexico women's national team. Between 2009 and 2016 she also played in professional leagues in the United States, Europe, and Australia.
Desiree Rose Marie Scott is a retired Canadian professional soccer player who most recently played as a midfielder for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Canada national team. Nicknamed "the destroyer", she won gold at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, which was her third Olympic medal following bronze medals in 2012 in London and in 2016 in Rio.
The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) federation players were players whose salaries for playing in the National Women's Soccer League were paid for by their respective national federations from 2013 to 2021. American federation players were contracted to the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) and not to their respective NWSL clubs, whereas Canadian federation players were contracted directly to their respective NWSL clubs. Federation players were sometimes known as allocated players, allocation players, or subsidized players, which occasionally created confusion with players paid using NWSL allocation money, a mechanism introduced before the 2020 NWSL season.
Renae Nicole Cuéllar Cuéllar is a professional footballer who last played as a forward. Born in the United States, she represented the Mexico national team.
Débora Cristiane de Oliveira, known as Debinha Miri or simply Debinha, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Brazil national team.
Vanessa Sue DiBernardo is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously played for and captained the Chicago Red Stars. Internationally, DiBernardo was a member of the United States national under-20 team that won the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Lo'eau Kaiulani LaBonta is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for and captains the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
Mallory Alyse Weber is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
Alana Simone Cook is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center back for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League and the United States national team.
Ella Hendley Stevens is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club NJ/NY Gotham FC. She played college soccer for the Duke Blue Devils before being drafted by the Chicago Red Stars in the 2020 NWSL College Draft.
Madison Guadalupe Hammond is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
Phoebe Lynch McClernon is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for the Seattle Reign of the NWSL.
Megan Elizbeth Reid is an American-Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a center back for Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
Michelle Ivory Cooper is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Duke Blue Devils, where she won the Hermann Trophy in 2022. She was picked second overall by the Current in the 2023 NWSL Draft.
The 2024 Orlando Pride season was the Orlando Pride's ninth season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. The Pride won the NWSL Shield, its first trophy, by finishing the regular season in first place. On November 24, 2024, the Pride defeated the Washington Spirit 1-0 to become NWSL champions for the first time in franchise history.
The 2024 Angel City FC season was the team's third season as a professional women's soccer team. Angel City FC plays in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.
Gabrielle Robinson is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center back for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the West Virginia Mountaineers and was selected by the Current in 2023 NWSL Draft.
Elizabeth Franklin is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Chicago Red Stars in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Arkansas Razorbacks before being drafted by the Red Stars with the 41st overall pick of the 2024 NWSL Draft. A former two-sport athlete, she also played for the Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team in her final year of college.
The 2024 Portland Thorns FC season was the team's twelfth season as a professional women's soccer team. Thorns FC played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. The Thorns opened the NWSL season against the Kansas City Current, playing in the first game at the Current's newly built CPKC Stadium, and finished in sixth place to qualify for the playoffs, where they lost in the quarterfinals to third-seeded NJ/NY Gotham FC.
