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Thirteen-year-old McKenna Whitham signed a professional contract with the NJ/NY Gotham FC on Friday, making her the youngest player in NWSL history.

Whitham, who turns 14 on Saturday, reportedly signed a guaranteed contract that becomes effective Jan. 1, 2025, and runs through 2028. She also signed a signed a national team replacement player contract, which makes her available to play in upcoming NWSL x Liga MX Summer Cup matches.

Gotham FC sign McKenna Whitham

Smith is not looking to slow down, continuing to extend her amazing goalscoring season with Portland.

Watch: Sophia Smith amazing goal vs. Kansas City Current

U.S. women’s national team star Sophia Smith scored an amazing goal to add onto her Golden Boot-chasing season with NWSL club Portland Thorns, scoring the only goal in her club’s 4-1 home defeat to the Kansas City Current on Sunday.

Something is in the air this summer as soccer players around the world keep scoring outside of the box screamers. We’ve seen amazing goals in the Euros, MLS and now a spectacular Rose Lavelle goal vs San Diego Wave.

Gotham FC defeated San Diego 2-1 on Wednesday courtesy of a 25-yard rocket from Lavelle and a 98th minute winner from Maycee Bell.

Rose opened the scoring on the stroke of halftime to get the home crowd in Red Bull Arena on their feet.

Rose Lavelle goal vs San Diego Wave

The Washington Spirit will host English soccer powers Arsenal and Chelsea F.C. for a pair of international friendlies in August.

The club announced the inaugural Washington Spirit International Friendlies on Monday.

Washington Spirit friendlies announced

Sophia had an interesting end to her night in Portland. And by interesting we mean hilarious.

USWNT and Portland Thorns striker Sophia Smith scored the game-winner for her club in their 1-0 home win over North Carolina Courage on Saturday, extending her incredible form in the NWSL and cementing her star-power in the league as one of the best forwards in the last few seasons.

Her crucial penalty and ninth goal of the season against the Courage saw Smith become only one of three players to record 15 goal contributions in three separate NWSL campaigns.

Saturday's match at Wrigley Field between the host Chicago Red Stars and Bay FC set a league attendance record.

The announced crowd of 35,038 fans broke the previous NWSL mark of 34,130, set when Megan Rapinoe played her final home match for the Seattle Reign in October 2023.

NWSL attendance record set at Wrigley Field

Jaedyn is not showing any signs of slowing down, showcasing her incredible playmaking skills that ended in yet another record-breaking goal.

The San Diego Wave defeated Bay FC 2-1 on Saturday, clinching a late-win at Snapdragon Stadium after USWNT’s Jaedyn Shaw took matter into her own hands to orchestrate and score the Wave’s winning goal.

Jaedyn Shaw incredible goal vs. Bay FC

Despite only coming onto the pitch from the bench in the second half, Shaw took no time to make an impact for her club.

The Chicago Red Stars will host Bay FC in the first-ever NWSL match at Wrigley Field on June 8.

"Playing at Wrigley Field will be the event that fans of the Red Stars, Cubs and Chicago sports won't want to miss," Red Stars president Karen Leetzow said in a news release on Tuesday.

Gotham FC and United States women’s national team forward Midge Purce is out for the season and unavailable for this summer’s Olympics after suffering an ACL injury.

Purce was substituted in the first half of her side’s 1-0 victory against the Portland Thorns on Sunday after picking up an injury.

The 28-year-old confirmed on social media that she had sustained an ACL injury and will be out for an extended period.

Midge Purce ACL injury