Another week of action in the NWSL, including a slate of midweek matchups and action over Mother’s Day weekend. Plus, a surprising departure in the WSL and more. Check out this week’s women’s soccer news!
High of the Weekend
You can’t write a more poetic story than this omg
Paige Nielsen scores the GAME WINNER at the end of stoppage time against her former team that she just got traded from 🤯pic.twitter.com/WcOaCEomkf
— Maggie 🌷 (@maggiemyan) May 13, 2024
Paige Nielsen came up HUGE for the Houston Dash against her former club, Angel City. In the last play of the game, a Dash corner kick came flying in, and Nielsen connected with it perfectly to send it past ACFC’s goalkeeper and into the back of the net. After she scored, she ran over to her teammates and celebrated.
Nielsen was traded by Angel City to the Dash right before the trade deadline in April, and it came as a huge shock to fans, players, and even Nielsen and her family. Angel City caught a lot of heat for the trade, so to see Nielsen return to her former club’s stadium and score the last-minute game-winner was something special.
Low of the Weekend
Luis Rubiales will stand trial for alleged sexual assault and coercion.
Former head coach Jorge Vilda and others will also stand…
