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Dan Lauletta's coverage primarily focuses on local sports events, particularly women's soccer in the NWSL. His interest lies in event coverage and announcements related to trades, players, and championships within this league. If you have insights into upcoming NWSL events, exclusive player interviews or trade news, providing these to Dan could be highly relevant given his focus on local sports reporting.
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The Professional Referees Organization contacted Bay FC to apologize for at least two incorrect calls from May matches, the Equalizer has learned.
The NWSL returns Friday, July 3 after taking the entire month of June — save last week's Challenge Cup — to cede the soccer stage to their make cohorts.
Angel City defeated the Orlando Pride, 2-0 on Friday in the debut match for interim head coach Leif Gunnar Smerud. The club fired Alexander Straus June 17 and named Smerud interim coach. The win snapped a two-game losing streak and was only the 2nd for Angel City since their 3-0-0 start to the campaign.
Sophia Wilson scored the final goal in the Thorns' 4-0 beat down of Racing Louisville FC on Sunday. It was Wilson's 50th career NWSL regular season goal. She is the 9th player to hit the 50-goal mark and the fastest in terms of games played. Sunday was Wilson's 89th regular season game. She joins Sam Kerr and Lynn Biyendolo as the only players to score 50 NWSL goals before playing 100 games.
Chicago finds success, Louisville sinks lower, and more from the NWSL's return
Here's a look at some stats and minutiae following Week 11 of the 2026 season. We'll keep evolving this space every week to try and keep you informed. Have an idea or an addition? Hit me @thedanlauletta on Bsky or X.
Week 12 saw the return of Barbra Banda, the first shutout for the Legacy, big rivalry wins for the Reign and Angel City and much more
Struggle streaks for Chicago and Louisville, Angel City success with new coach, and more stats and news updates from NWSL Week 12
The Northern Super League has announced its first expansion team for 2027 in Winnipeg. Former NWSL midfielder and Canadian Olympic gold medalist Desiree Scott is a co-founder of the new club and will serve as the Vice President, Community & Player Experience.
Gotham FC are not a side that generally plays the most exciting matches. But Friday night's win over Utah featured three goals, including the icebreaker that featured 15 consecutive completed passes before Esther González completed her brace and tied Sam Kerr's club record with her 28th regular season goal.
