Related Research Articles
Diana Beverly Matheson is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played for the Canada national team from 2003 to 2020 and multiple professional women's teams over the course of her career. She is best known for scoring the bronze medal-winning goal for Canada in the 92nd minute against France at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She also won a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics and gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games with the senior national team.
The Washington Spirit is an American professional soccer club based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area that participates in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). It is a continuation of the D.C. United Women of the W-League and continues to field both an amateur Women's Premier Soccer League team and a youth team, both under the Spirit name.
The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) federation players were players whose salaries for playing in the NWSL 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.
Seattle Reign FC is an American professional women's soccer team based in Seattle, Washington. Founded by Bill and Teresa Predmore in 2012, it was one of eight inaugural members of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). In 2020, OL Groupe, the parent company of French clubs Olympique Lyonnais and Olympique Lyonnais Féminin, became the team's majority owner and the team played as OL Reign from 2020 to 2023. Laura Harvey is the team's head coach; she led the team to two consecutive NWSL Shield wins in 2014 and 2015 and a third in 2022.
The 2013 season was FC Kansas City's first season of existence, in which they competed in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States.
The 2013 Seattle Reign FC season was the club's first season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.
The 2013 season was Washington Spirit's first season of existence in which they competed in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.
Lindsay Marie Taylor is an American professional soccer forward. She played for the Washington Spirit in the NWSL and was a member of the United States U-23 women's national soccer team.
Merritt Elizabeth Mathias is an American professional soccer defender currently playing for Angel City FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously played for North Carolina Courage, FC Kansas City, and Seattle Reign FC
The following is a compilation of notable records and statistics for teams and players in the National Women's Soccer League, which started in 2013.
The 2014 National Women's Soccer League season was the second season of the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Including the NWSL's two professional predecessors, Women's Professional Soccer (2009–2011) and the Women's United Soccer Association (2001–2003), this was the eighth overall season of FIFA and USSF-sanctioned top division women's soccer in the United States. The league was operated by the United States Soccer Federation and received major financial backing from that body. Further financial backing was provided by the Canadian Soccer Association and the Mexican Football Federation. All three national federations paid the league salaries of many of their respective national team members in an effort to nurture talent in those nations.
The 2015 Seattle Reign FC season was the club's third season of play and their third season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. To accommodate the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, the league announced that it would reduce the season to 20 games while extending the calendar length into September and take a two-week break from June 7–19.
The 2015 season was Washington Spirit's third season of existence in which they competed in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.
The 2016 season was Washington Spirit's fourth season, competing in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.
The 2017 Seattle Reign FC season was the club's fifth season of play in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States.
The 2017 NWSL College Draft was the fifth annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select eligible college players. It was held on January 12, 2017 at the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Convention in Los Angeles, California.
The 2017 season is Washington Spirit's fifth season, competing in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.
The 2018 NWSL College Draft was the sixth annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select eligible college players. It was held on January 18, 2018 at the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The 2018 season is Washington Spirit's sixth season, competing in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. On August 21, the Spirit parted ways with Head Coach and General Manager Jim Gabarra, assistant coach Tom Torres took over as interim Head Coach for the remaining 3 games of the season.
References
- ↑ "Graduate Procession: Undergraduate Degree Candidates". Class of 2016 December Commencement. Berkeley, California: University of California, Berkeley. December 18, 2016. p. 5.
- ↑ "Washington Spirit Trades Diana Matheson to Seattle Reign for Rights to Arielle Ship" (Press release). Washington Spirit.
- ↑ Lauletta, Dan (January 23, 2017). "Spirit trade Diana Matheson to Seattle Reign FC". The Equalizer. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ↑ Anderson, Jason (August 8, 2017). "Washington Spirit forward Arielle Ship wins NWSL Player of the Week". Black & Red United. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ↑ "Rookie forward Arielle Ship to miss remainder of season with torn ACL". August 29, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ↑ Webb, Megan (November 5, 2019). "Utah Royals FC select 3 off the Re-Entry Wire". RSL Soapbox. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ↑ Lara, Cindy (December 18, 2020). "KC NWSL team announces 22-player roster". The Blue Testament. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ↑ Goodwin, Shaun (December 8, 2021). "KC Current exercise 6 contract options, extend offers to 7 more ahead of 2022 season". The Kansas City Star . Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ↑ "IFK Kalmar värvar amerikansk anfallare" [IFK Kalmar recruits American striker]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). November 17, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ↑ "Förändringar i IFK – tänkta spetsvärvningar lämnar: "Får börja jobba på lösningar"" [Changes in IFK - intended top signings leave: "Let's start working on solutions"]. Barometern OT (in Swedish). June 19, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ↑ "Friday Roundup: U.S. U-23 roster announced for La Manga series". The Equalizer. February 24, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ↑ McLean, Paige (January 30, 2023). "Paige McLean, M.Ed.'s Post". LinkedIn .
- ↑ "Meet Arielle Ship" (Press release). Tangram Interiors. January 30, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- VAVEL.com (December 16, 2016). "VAVEL USA Exclusive: Cal's stellar forward Arielle Ship doesn't sweat the small stuff" . Retrieved February 26, 2018.
