Players and teams alike are navigating the first season in the National Women's Soccer League without a college draft.

Teams are also adjusting to the new draft-less landscape in women's soccer. There were 56 players taken in the 2024 draft. So far, the 14 NWSL teams have collectively signed some 27 free agents ...

Portland Thorns FC forward Sophia Smith (9) controls the ball during the second half of the NWSL championship soccer match against the Kansas City Current, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, in Washington.

Former UCLA defender Quincy McMahon was excited to launch her professional soccer career with choices ... players to navigate a transition to the NWSL this coming season in the absence of a ...

That switch comes as little surprise – leagues like the NWSL and MLS operate in soccer's global network in a way that is fairly unique to other professional American sports. Teams and leagues ...

Former UCLA defender Quincy McMahon was excited to launch her professional soccer career with choices about where she'd land. McMahon was among the first college players to navigate a transition ...

It's very exciting.” Waterhouse, who trained with the NWSL team Seattle Reign FC in 2016, grew up playing soccer in Colorado Springs but said she did not have female players for role models in ...

Kyle Terada-Imagn Images It's a new age in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). One that provides many more reassurances to its players. In 2024, the NWSL Players Association and the league ...