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Meleana Shim interview: Home in the islands, pride and purpose in Portland – Thorns’ kama’āina burning bright again

by Christian BrookesPosted onMay 6, 2015February 3, 2018

One of the National Women’s Soccer League’s most intriguing young talents, Portland Thorns midfielder Meleana ‘Mana’ Shim has seen her form catch fire at the beginning of this season, and the song in the heart of the reinvigorated Hawaiian is…

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Amber Brooks interview: Flash forward with a little Carolina kickback for U.S. midfielder

by Christian BrookesPosted onNovember 20, 2014February 3, 2018

With a first National Women’s Soccer League season behind her, recently-acquired Western New York Flash midfielder Amber Brooks is in the midst of another loan with FC Bayern Munich, and she is out to build on some success of yesteryear…

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Stephanie Catley interview: ‘Now I’m coming home again’ – The Victory leg of the tour for Melbourne captain

by Christian BrookesPosted onOctober 20, 2014February 4, 2018

After new surroundings and expectations this year with the Portland Thorns, Australian left-back Steph Catley is back to captain W-League champions Melbourne Victory once again, returning home with a different tempo to bring to an already tantalising team dynamic.

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Nikki Marshall interview: The roses of reward for Thorns defender

by Christian BrookesPosted onJune 22, 2014February 4, 2018

A first call-up to the U.S. Women’s National Team in May was just reward for Portland Thorns defender Nikki Marshall’s progress, and as her daunting initiation back in college showed, she is no stranger to stepping up when called upon.

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Allie Long interview: Thorns midfielder primed for Portland by Parisian blossoming

by Christian BrookesPosted onJuly 5, 2013May 5, 2015

  Portland Thorns’ attacking midfielder Allie Long has NWSL glory and another chance at the US Women’s National Team on her mind, and the 25-year-old feels the liberation her time with Paris Saint-Germain provided can help open the doors.

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A Beats & Rhymes FC message from Germany midfielder Julia Simic

Beyond just the dance celebrations and headphone-clad emergences from a team bus on match day, there is a whole world more connecting football and music. Beats & Rhymes FC tells the stories of how a song lights the fuse for a player, how bands and artists colourise their lives outside the game, and how music itself can bond an entire team.

The nostalgia of a first album, the weakness in the knees before an initiation song, or even those who’ve swapped the stadium for the studio. Since 2011, the performers and personalities from all around the men’s and women’s game have shared their soundtrack, along with career talk, teammates, memories and lessons learned from a life in the sport.

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