National Team
The roster for the upcoming friendlies against Costa Rica and the United States was announced this week. Under 20 standout Annabelle Chukwu receives her first call up under Casey Stoney, also her first call up since September 2023 when she replaced Deanne Rose for the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Playoffs against Jamaica.
Unavailable for these games due to injury are Kadeisha Buchanan, Cloé Lacasse, Jayde Riviere, and Olivia Smith. Quinn was not called in due to a “selection decision” by Stoney.
As it has now been a year since Sydney Collins was called in, we will no longer be tracking her. We wish her all the best and we hope to see Collins back on the pitch soon.
Jade Rose is officially a pro, signing a four year contract with Manchester City in the Women’s Super League.
USA
This was the last week of NWSL regular season action until August, with the league taking a month break to accommodate the confederation tournaments that will be held this summer. The league will return on August 1st, though teams will be playing in various friendlies over the next month.
Nichelle Prince returned from injury, playing the final 23 minutes for KC Current in their 1-0 win over Angel City. Megan Reid played the full game for Angel City. Racing Louisville defeated the Orlando Pride 2-0. Janine Sonis played the full game for Louisville and Zara Chavoshi was an unused sub for Orlando.
The Seattle Reign had a huge 4-1 win over the Utah Royals this week. Bianca St-Georges played 85 minutes and scored the goal for the Royals and Jordyn Huitema was subbed on in the 81st minute for the Reign. Cloé Lacasse remains unavailable for the Royals due to injury.
The Portland Thorns won 1-0 over the Chicago Stars—their first time winning second straight regular season matches since May 2024. For the Thorns, Jessie Fleming had the start and played 88 minutes, subbing out for Mimi Alidou; Julia Grosso played the full game for Chicago.
In the last NWSL game of the week, the San Diego Wave and the Washington Spirit drew 0-0. For the Wave, Kailen Sheridan was in net and Adriana Leon played the full game; Gabby Carle played the full game for the Spirit.
Canada
The Ottawa Rapid defeated the Calgary Wild 3-1. For Ottawa, Desiree Scott started and was subbed off in injury time. Emma Regan played the full game for AFC Toronto in their 3-1 win over the Halifax Tides. The Vancouver Rise and the Montréal Roses drew 0-0. For the Rise, Quinn, Samantha Chang, and Holly Ward all played the full game, and Latifah Abdu played the full game for the Roses.
Sweden
Carly Wickenheiser played 60 minutes for BK Häcken in their 5-0 win over Piteå IF.
Player of the Week: Gabby Carle
Goals: 1 (Bianca St-Georges)
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