![]() Our next suggestion is to…support your local team! Do you live near one of the other NWSL teams? Then that’s your team! Women’s soccer is growing every year, but the grassroots, day-to-day support that comes from local communities is integral. If you’re a Midwesterner, you really can’t go wrong supporting the Red Stars! TheRed Stars are a perennial playoff contender and truly embody the grit and determination of Chicago. Simple, you pick the Chicago Red Stars, the oldest continuously-operating club in the country. Due to the opposite schedules, there is a large amount of crossover between the NWSL and the Australian W-League which means players can play professional soccer year-round. Players typically enter the NWSL though the College Draft in January, or through trades from other leagues. The NWSL is owned in part by US Soccer, which means that it’s often the preferred league for US Women’s National Team players, though some teams have more or less than others. Teams are comprised mainly of American players, with a few international players on each team as well. Teams in the NWSL play a 24 game season from roughly April to October each year. The nine NWSL clubs, clockwise from middle: Chicago Red Stars, Sky Blue FC, Washington Spirit, North Carolina Courage, Orlando Pride, Houston Dash, Utah Royals, Portland Thorns, and Reign FC. The National Women’s Soccer League, more commonly known as the NWSL was started in 2012 and is currently comprised of 9 clubs across the U.S. (already know all this? scroll to the very end for free tickets!) National Women’s Soccer League Mexico has Liga MX Femenil, England has the FA Women’s Super League, Australia has the W-League, and the United States has the NWSL. But women’s soccer happens every year in the many top-tier leagues around the world. ![]() Many soccer fans only follow the USWNT during major tournament years, like the World Cup or the Olympics the following year. Prior to the roster being finalized, Mewis appeared on her sister’s podcast Snacks, saying that being named to the roster would validate that “everything I have done my entire life will have been worth it” and that it would “change my life and.how I view my career.Chicago Red Stars players on the 2019 USWNT World Cup roster: Morgan Brian, Tierna Davidson, Julie Ertz, and Alyssa Naeher Outside of the National Team, she currently plays for Gotham FC. Since rejoining Team USA, Mewis has scored 6 goals, played in the 2020 Olympics, the 2022 CONCACAF Women’s Championship (where she scored the game-winner against Mexico), and the past 3 SheBelieves Cups. She helped the Dash win the NWSL Challenge Cup Championship, and received her first Team USA call up since 2014 that same year. Mewis used the injury as motivation to come back better than ever, which she did. Unfortunately, in 2018 she was sidelined with an ACL injury. When she joined the Dash, Mewis had not received a Team USA call up in three years and she was determined to get back to that level. She was in Chicago for about a week (playing in a single game and scoring) before being traded to the Houston Dash. In 2017, she was traded to the Chicago Red Stars. In 2016, Mewis was traded from Boston to the Washington Spirit, where she played in 14 games and scored twice. During her time in Boston, she made 51 appearances and scored 10 goals.Īt the start of her professional career, Mewis also received her first senior team call ups, playing for Team USA in 10 games in 2013 and 5 games in 2014. She was with the Breakers from 2014-16, although in 2014 she was loaned to Iga FC Kunoichi for 3 months and in 2015 she was loaned to FC Bayern Munich on a one year contract. She started 20 games as a rookie before being involved in a pair of trades that landed her back home in Boston with the Breakers. Mewis was then drafted third overall in the 2013 NWSL College Draft, and joined FC Kansas City for the league’s inaugural season. She earned many team, conference, regional, and national honors as an Eagle.Īfter graduating from BC, Mewis went to Australia to help Canberra United FC close out the 2012-13 season, playing in two games and scoring in both. ![]() Mewis holds the program record for longest point streak in a season (11 games in 2010) and is second in single season points (44 in 2012), single season assists (14 in 2010), career points (116), and career assists (38), among many other top 10 records. She is one of the top players in program history. ![]() Mewis, who grew up in Hanson, stayed local for college, attending BC from 2009-2012. #WorldCup2023 /AqmtrrVxtb- Brian Paget June 27, 2023 ![]() Here is Sophia Smith (22 years old) and Kristie Mewis (32 years old) poking fun at the other side during media day. ![]()
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