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‘This Dream Is Closer’: Evelyn Shores’ Road From TopHat to the USWNT
Atlanta native Evelyn Shores opened her first senior USWNT camp 40 minutes from home. She talks TopHat, Westminster, UNC and Atlanta City FC.
Madison Crews
Oct 86 min read


"We Want the Hard Path": Hayes Brings a Building USWNT Into the Spain Test
Emma Hayes brings five uncapped players and a record-tying Ashley Sanchez into two October friendlies with world champion Spain before World Cup qualifying.

Sidney Walker
Oct 57 min read


The Hardest Trip They Didn't Have To Take
Emma Hayes is deliberately making the USWNT uncomfortable. Eight months after winning Olympic gold, that choice says everything about where this program is headed. Emma Hayes speaking at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center. (photo: Vanessa Angel for the SDH Network) There is a version of this Brazil trip that never happens. The USWNT wins gold in Paris in 2024, comes home, and plays a comfortable set of friendlies in famili

Jason Longshore
Jun 86 min read


Triple Espresso Is Back. So Is the Clock.
Emma Hayes has reunited the Triple Espresso for the first time since the 2024 Olympic gold medal game, while Georgia midfielders Riley Jackson and Croix Bethune earn spots ahead of a pivotal Brazil trip.

Jason Longshore
May 274 min read


Welcome Home: The Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center Opens Its Doors
A long-time goal of U.S. Soccer was scored on Thursday, the grand opening of a singular home for the sport in the United States. (photo: Vanessa Angel for the SDH Network) Sometime Friday morning, a 13-year-old boy will pull on a U.S. Soccer training kit, lace up his cleats, and walk out onto a natural grass field in Fayetteville, Georgia. He will not fully understand what he is standing in the middle of. He probably will not know that U.S. Soccer has existed for 113 years wi

Jason Longshore
May 714 min read
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