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One reason the NWSL came into existence was to help build the women's game for tomorrow, not just entertain for today. With that in mind, here are five players to watch this season, players who look to boost their exposure.

Rosters of the eight teams in the National Women's Soccer League are starting to take shape.

FIFA player of the year Abby Wambach was allocated to Western New York Flash of the National Women's Soccer League on Friday. Wambach was one of 55 national team players from Canada, Mexico and the United States who were allocated.

The National Women's Soccer League on Wednesday announced the list of 55 national team players from Canada, Mexico and the United States who will be allocated amongst the NWSL's eight clubs

FIFA President Sepp Blatter says he will talk to Cuban officials about the defection of three national team players before a World Cup qualifier in Canada last week.

The United States women's national team's thrilling victory over Canada in extra time inspired athletes to tweet and fans to emote.

On a night when Canada attacker Christine Sinclair played a game for the ages by scoring a hat trick, the Americans' never-say-die attitude once again saw them through, as Alex Morgan's header in the waning moments of extra time saw them prevail 4-3 in an enthralling Olympic semifinal.

The U.S. women have a great record vs. Canada, writes Jeff Carlisle, but in the pressure cooker of the Olympic semifinal, will history matter?

Diamond Bar's Alex Morgan, a rising superstar with the U.S. national women's team, suffered a knee injury in the Americans' Olympic send-off match Saturday, a 2-1 victory over Canada in Sandy, Utah. Morgan (Diamond Bar HS) went down with a twisted...

We hand out our player grades after the United States' 2-1 win against Canada in its final pre-Olympics match.

Amber Munerlyn's 21st-minute goal off of a breakaway set up with an assist from Summer Green proved to be the difference as the U.S. Under-17 Women's National Team withstood a frenetic finish to defeat Canada 1-0 on Saturday in Guatemala to win the 2...

U.S. captain Christie Rampone is no longer so sure she'll retire after the London Olympics.

Alex Morgan had way too much speed for Canada's defenders, and that's the starting point of the U.S. women's national team's comprehensive victory in Sunday's title game at the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament. The rising star from Diamond B...

The U.S. women are back together for Olympic qualifying, which starts Friday, with one thing on their mind: Play each game as if it were their last, writes Jeff Carlisle.

The Stash falls again in September After another memorable finish, our winner Mark.B won the stash with a streak of 27 after a women's national team win over Canada on the 22nd. The charging competition (wejes3) got unlucky when Game 1 of the ALDS ...

What we learned from the U.S.'s "celebration tour" against Canada, writes Jacqueline Purdy.