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The Official Soccer Ball of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) | Kyle Ross -USA TODAY Sports
The NWSL is back! Who stood out in week 1? Also, more from the Portland Thorns’ 4-0 win over Orlando Pride.
They’re Back! - The Return of the NWSL Champs
The defending NWSL Champions the Portland Thorns won their season opener over the Orlando Pride 4-0 and sent a clear message to the rest of the league that they are coming back for more.
Portland had a club record goal differential...
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The Portland Thorns are finally back! They kicked off their 2023 NWSL season with 4-0 home win over Marta & the Orlando Pride. The Portland Thorns faced off against first year head coach Seb Hines & the Orlando Pride in their 2023 NWSL season opener at Providence Park. With Hina Sugita being moved to right winger, many fans were curious to see who would line up at as the two midfielders with Sam Coffey. Head Coach Mike Norris opted for Christine Sinclair and...
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Jaime Valdez-USA TODAY Sports
The Champs are back! The wait is over: your defending 2022 NWSL champions are back!
The Portland Thorns open their 2023 campaign against the Orlando Pride at Providence Park this afternoon. The Thorns featured a squad that is largely the same from when we last saw them raising that spatula-esque trophy, with some fresh young talent and a new head coach in tow.
Storylines so far
When last we saw the Thorns in action, they were raising a trophy.
Portlan...
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Brad Mills. USA Today
The Thorns will open the season at home against Orlando Pride. Get hyped with us. The Portland Thorns are back.
The perfect matchup?
This game will mark the 4th time the Thorns open a season against Orlando. The previous meetings went all Portland’s way, with 2-1, 2-0, and 2-0 results.
The panorama for these teams couldn’t be more different. The Thorns are the reigning champions while Orlando is trying to rebuild itself after another forgettable season in 2022....
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Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports
A game of soccer was played in Portland. Not sure if anyone had any fun. The Portland Timbers drew with the Los Angeles Galaxy 0-0 in a sunny and chilly afternoon at Providence Park. Two more Timbers players went down with injury, as both Marvin Loria and David Bingham had to exit the game with what appeared to be hamstring injuries. Portland kept their first clean sheet since opening weekend, and also collected their first point since that first game.
Recap
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Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports
Two teams who have stumbled out of the gates meet as Portland hosts LA. After a five goal shelling suffered in Georgia, the Portland Timbers (1-3-0) will have to have a short memory and put that loss behind them as they welcome the Los Angeles Galaxy (0-1-2) to Providence in a big early season Western Conference clash.
Storylines so far
So, uh, yeah, last Saturday wasn’t great. Portland looked disorganized and unmotivated as the goals kept pouring in in Atl...
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Troy Wayrynen - USA TODAY Sports
Ahead of the 2023 NWSL Season, Stumptown Footy’s Phuoc Nguyen (Fook Win) attended the Media Day for the Portland Thorns and has a few takeaways to share. The defending NWSL champions, the Portland Thorns , open up their 2023 regular season at home against the Orlando Pride on Sunday afternoon. They held a Media Day for members of the press to attend and hear from the team days before they kick off their 2023 campaign.
Stumptown Footy’s Phuoc Nguyen (Fook...
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