The financial backers of Bay FC, the National Women’s Soccer League expansion team in California, plan to ramp up their interests in the sport via a multi-club investment group due to launch this year.

The founder of Angel City FC Kara Nortman is reportedly interested in buying a stake in Women’s Super League club Chelsea FC Women. Monarch Collective, a £123m fund launched by Nortman, is interested in a minority stake in the WSL champions Chelsea, according to Sky News’ Mark Kleinman. National Women’s Soccer League club Angel City [...]

Both Sportico and The Athletic report that the $110M expansion fee is a league record. The last record-setting expansion fee was $53M when the Bay Area and Boston teams joined the league in 2023.

A local lawmaker is looking to bring professional women’s sports teams to play in Oklahoma by using rebates. Last year a bill was signed into law that gives millions of dollars in rebates to teams like the NBA, NFL and more.

Kay Cossington, the women’s technical director for the English Football Association, will head a new multi-club soccer organization in collaboration with the majority owner of Bay FC.

Stoney was named head coach of Canada’s women on Monday. She signed a three-year contract with Canada Soccer that runs through the 2027 Women’s World Cup, with an option for 2028. Stoney takes over the Canadian team from Bev Priestman, who was fired in the wake a drone surveillance scandal at last year’s Olympics.

Utah Royals forward and youth national team standout Ally Sentnor has been named the 2024 U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year.

There continues to be a burgeoning interest in women’s sports. From the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris to the WNBA games, people are watching women athletes in awe more often. There’s a ton of women’s sports to delve into,

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Three-time Canadian Olympic soccer medallist Desiree Scott has reversed course on the retirement she announced in the fall and signed with the Ottawa Rapid of the new Northern Super League, the team announced Tuesday.