Megan Rapinoe – Empire of Soccer

Sky Blue’s Pearce Out for Rest of NWSL Season
By Tom Slater on 08/18/2017
The news from Sky Blue was stunning late Friday. Only two days after Sky Blue’s coach, Christy Holly quit, the team announced that its captain and the...
Tournament of Nations: U.S. Falls to Australia
By EoS Staff on 07/28/2017
By EoS STAFF The United States women’s national team opened play in the 2017 Tournament of Nations with a 1-0 loss to Australia at CenturyLink...
Sky Blue’s Amazing Comeback Falls Short
By Tom Slater on 07/23/2017
By TOM SLATER For the third straight game, a dramatic goal in the closing minutes was the difference for Sky Blue on Saturday night. But...
Hot Summer for Kerr and Sky Blue Continues at Seattle
By Tom Slater on 07/21/2017
By TOM SLATER There’s no denying that Sam Kerr has owned the long hot summer. Kerr, 23, has won just about every award she’s been eligible for...
Sky Blue Settles for a Point in Opener
By Tom Slater on 04/16/2017
By TOM SLATER Sky Blue’s opening-day winning streak in the National Women’s Soccer League ended at four in a 1-1 draw against the Seattle Reign, the...
Best of WoSo 2016: Hello Mallory Pugh, Goodbye Cap’n America and HAO; Rapinoe’s strange year
By Tom Slater on 12/29/2016
by TOM SLATER The year in women’s soccer was as diverse as the women playing the game. There were victories and defeats – and even...
United States come from behind to beat Netherlands, 3-1
By Tom Slater on 09/18/2016
by TOM SLATER This was not a friendly against a weak side used as cannon fodder to help say farewell to a beloved departing player....
Heather O’Reilly gets perfect send off in USWNT romp
By Tom Slater on 09/15/2016
by TOM SLATER As far as farewell games go, you couldn’t get a better sendoff than Heather O’Reilly got Thursday in Columbus. The script played...
NWSL Week 19 Preview: Playoff spots could all be clinched by Sunday night
By Tom Slater on 09/10/2016
by TOM SLATER The Washington Spirit (12-3-3, 39 points) can claim the Supporters Shield for themselves as well as deal a death blow to Seattle...
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From Rapinoe to Solo to Lloyd, a wild week for the NWSL
By Tom Slater on 09/06/2016
by TOM SLATER This past week, the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) action was rife with all the dramatics deserving of a stretch run for...
NWSL Rewind Week 16: Solo, Lloyd are no-shows; Rapinoe scores in debut
By Tom Slater on 08/29/2016
by TOM SLATER Carli Lloyd’s return will be delayed a week. Megan Rapinoe came back this weekend and scored her first goal of the year....
USWNT loss to Sweden not about PKs, but game plans
By Tom Slater on 08/15/2016
by TOM SLATER The smoke has now cleared. The hurt and disappointment still lingers for the United States Women’s National Team. Losing on penalty kicks is...
Olympic Rewind: What we learned from USWNT draw vs. Colombia
By Tom Slater on 08/10/2016
By TOM SLATER It’s OK to breathe now. The United States Women’s Team is still advancing to the quarterfinals of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games....