Stacked with pace, power and an irrepressible personality, Natasha Kai emerged as one of the most exciting players in women’s soccer before stepping away from the limelight over four years ago. Now the time has come for the Olympic gold medal-winning U.S. forward to return to the professional game and to familiar surroundings with New Jersey’s Sky Blue FC, and there are no plans to do it quietly. Read more →
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Representing her hometown at professional level for the first time this year, Portland Thorns defender Kendall Johnson has been back on loan with former team Western Sydney Wanderers of late, moving where the rhythm takes her as a love of life and longing for discovery plays on as her unfaltering melody. Read more →
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Although more than familiar with the language of her new surroundings, Sophie Schmidt’s move to UEFA Champions League holders 1.FFC Frankfurt represents an undoubted change in picture for the Canadian international, and the midfielder has already brought her own pitch to the team harmony. Read more →
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With her rookie season in the books, Sky Blue FC midfielder Sarah Killion’s club career now has her playing in Australia for the first time with Adelaide United, although she always has a convenient way to tune straight back into her Midwestern memory vault. Read more →
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With an incredible personal story so often covered in recent times, many could be forgiven for thinking they have heard all there is to know about Sky Blue FC striker Nadia Nadim, but through a separate love of hers away from soccer, the Denmark international uncovers alternative narratives and more of the effervescence that fans and peers have come to love. Read more →
Beyond the dance-move celebrations and the headphone-clad player stepping off the team bus, lies a whole world connecting football and music. Beats & Rhymes FC tells the stories of how a song lights the fuse on match day, how bands and artists colourise a player's life 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 the personalities from all around the men's and women's game have stepped into this arena to share their soundtrack and more. The features also cover career talk, the teammates, the memories and the lessons learned from a life in this magical game.
