Thorns Prepare to Honor Christine Sinclair in Final Regular-Season Match
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Thorns Prepare to Honor Christine Sinclair in Final Regular-Season Match

Associated Press  

Christine Sinclair will be honored in her final regular-season match for the Thorns. The Thorns need a win or a draw to outright capture a playoff spot, and this match could be her last game in Portland. She is among just three active players in the NWSL who have played for the same team since the league launched in 2013. She has scored Portland's first-ever goal in a match against FC Kansas City on April 13, 2013 and has scored a club-record 65 regular-season goals with the team, ranking her third all-time in the league.

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Angel City falls to Portland in Christine Sinclair’s final regular-season match
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Angel City falls to Portland in Christine Sinclair’s final regular-season match

LA Times  

Highlights from Angel City’s 3-0 loss to Portland in its season finale on Friday night. Christine Sinclair scored in her celebratory retirement match and the Portland Thorns clinched a playoff spot with a 3-0 victory over Angel City on Friday night. Sinclair’s club career was extended with the victory, but Portland won’t know its opening round opponent until this weekend’s …

Christine Sinclair announces she’ll retire from pro soccer at the end of the NWSL season
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Christine Sinclair announces she’ll retire from pro soccer at the end of the NWSL season

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — Christine Sinclair, one of the founding players for the Portland Thorns in the National Women’s Soccer League, announced Friday that she retiring from the game. The 41-year-old Sinclair retired from the Canadian national team last year, finishing her international career as the world’s top goal scorer among both women and men with 190 goals. “As I finish …

Emslie’s goal pulls Angel City into a 2-2 draw with the Thorns
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Emslie’s goal pulls Angel City into a 2-2 draw with the Thorns

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Claire Emslie’s goal in the 76th minute pulled Angel City into a 2-2 draw with the Portland Thorns on Monday night. Alyssa Thompson also scored for Angel City, which avoided a third straight loss with the tie in front of a sellout crowd of 22,000 at BMO Stadium. Angel City is in 10th place and currently out …

Team: Thorns owner disclosed coach was fired for cause
2 years, 3 months ago

Team: Thorns owner disclosed coach was fired for cause

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — When Portland Thorns owner Merritt Paulson was contacted in 2019 about former coach Paul Riley’s interest in becoming coach of the U.S. women’s national team, he disclosed Riley had been fired by the team for cause but Paulson didn’t try to shape a decision, the team said. The team’s statement came in response to a report by …

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