Caitlin Murray

Bills adjacent, I'm in!

What about Bills fans? This was my first season watching every game and I gotta say, my opinion that football sucks remains unchanged after what I just watched lol

The 50 best women's soccer players in the world for 2025, ranked! Here are the 50 best women's soccer players in the world for 2025, as ranked by an expert panel of coaches, GMs and journalists.

We're back! ESPN's expert voting panel of coaches, GMs and journalists ranked the top women's soccer players of 2025: www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Try to guess which #USWNT players made the list. Good luck!

Co-sign! I loved how it turned out, and how good the art looked was the first thing everyone commented on when I was sharing the draft!

1) We have no control over what the NWSL does. 2) We polled everyone way before any discussion or rumors of a High-Impact Player rule, which appears won't go in effect until July. 3) We may need to change our voting panel in the future, but we'll see what happens - the NWSLPA has raised objections.

The 50 best women's soccer players in the world for 2025, ranked! Here are the 50 best women's soccer players in the world for 2025, as ranked by an expert panel of coaches, GMs and journalists.

We're back! ESPN's expert voting panel of coaches, GMs and journalists ranked the top women's soccer players of 2025: www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Try to guess which #USWNT players made the list. Good luck!

NWSL OKs 'Rodman rule' even as union objects The NWSL on Tuesday announced the creation of what has been referred to internally as the "High Impact Player" rule (HIP), which would allow teams to spend up to $1 million outside of the salary cap o...

Full story on the #NWSL announcing the new High Impact Player rule we've been reporting... and the NWSLPA reaffirming its opposition to it, from @jeffreycarlisle.bsky.social:

www.espn.com/soccer/story...

How the 2026 World Cup already killed the 'group of death' Everyone wants to know: which teams are in the group of death for the 2026 World Cup? Well, the "group of death" may be officially dead.

I wrote about the birth and the death of the Group of Death: www.espn.com/soccer/story...

NWSL faces litmus test to retain Trinity Rodman's star power Trinity Rodman represents some of the very best that the NWSL has to offer. That's why Saturday's NWSL Championship -- perhaps her final game -- feels so significant.

Terrific piece from @jeffkassouf.bsky.social today on the #NWSL probably losing Trinity Rodman, and the crisis the league faces in being able to attract and retain star power: www.espn.com/soccer/story...

NWSL GM survey: Is the salary cap a problem? Are teams still breaking rules? ESPN's NWSL GM survey returns as execs dish on the worst front offices, tensions with USWNT, breaking the rules, their player wish list and more.

Our 2nd annual @espn.com anonymous #NWSL general manager survey is here, and the clearest trend from hours of interviews over the past two months is what's now playing out: concern about the limitations of the salary cap, and the inability to retain and attract the world's top players (inc. #USWNT).

Why are USWNT players signing with clubs in Europe -- and can the NWSL stop it? While NWSL execs worry about USWNT players choosing European clubs, the lure of UEFA Women's Champions League clubs isn't going away.

A week after Alyssa Thompson's move to Chelsea induced panic in some #NWSL circles, #USWNT head coach Emma Hayes was in New York to address the elephant in the room with the league's board.

On players' individual choices, the changing global landscape, and the cycles of player migration.

The first time I ever visited Portland before I moved was in October and the weather was exactly like this. Loved it. 😂 Be safe getting home!

Rocked by scandal, Portland Thorns aim to reclaim former glory under new ownership Scandals and abuse allegations forced the Portland Thorns to find new owners, but decoupling from the Timbers organization has been a work in progress.

Scandals and abuse allegations forced the Portland Thorns to find new owners, but decoupling from the Portland Timbers organization has been a work in progress. #BAONPDX

www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Inside how U.S. Soccer chooses opponents, venues, prices for USMNT and USWNT matches USMNT and USWNT fans often complain about high ticket prices, repetitive cities and weak opponents for games, but U.S. Soccer explains everything that goes into such decisions.

Ever wonder how #USWNT + #USMNT:

⚽️ Schedules opponents for friendlies?
🏟️ Picks cities/stadiums for games?
🎟️ Sets ticket prices?

Here's how, including real examples of why Germany came to East Hartford, and the game that won't happen next month in Seattle — because everything is interdependent.

Don't know which UWCL team to support? We can help The UEFA Women's Champions League now has 18 teams, but which should you root for? Current champions Arsenal? Pass masters Barcelona? Winning machine OL Lyonnes? Or someone else?

I've never really followed the UEFA Women's Champions League super closely, but now that I've figured out which teams to root for, it'll be a lot more fun: www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Celebrating the Olimpico, one of soccer's most audacious goals Oct. 2 is an auspicious date in soccer history: in 1924, the first goal direct from a corner was scored. Known forever as an Olimpico, here are some of the very best.

Guys. We're celebrating a very special birthday today. Happy 101st birthday to my beloved Olimpico featuring the history, the correct spelling, and some of my favourites 🥳

www.espn.com.au/soccer/story...

Source: Mexico's Ovalle nears deal to join NWSL Mexico star international Lizbeth Ovalle is in "advanced talks" to join an NWSL club for a world-record transfer fee in women's soccer, a source told ESPN on Monday night.

Source has confirmed to me that Lizbeth Ovalle is in "advanced talks" to join an NWSL club for a world-record transfer fee in women's soccer.

Separate source has stated that Orlando Pride have finished the transfer with Liga MX's Femenil Tigres for the winger.

www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Clear as day, don't know why she's acting surprised!

Sources: USWNT's Yohannes near move to Lyonnes United States women's national team midfielder Lily Yohannes is finalizing a move to French powerhouse OL Lyonnes, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN.

BREAKING: 18-year-old #USWNT midfielder Lily Yohannes is set to join eight-time European champions OL Lyonnes, sources tell @espn.com. Lyonnes and Ajax have agreed to terms of the transfer. Yohannes and Lyonnes are finalizing personal terms.

'Shut up and dribble' crowd has no problem mixing sports, politics now | Opinion President Donald Trump has used sports to burnish his image despite criticizing athletes for getting political, columnist Nancy Armour writes.

The “stick to sports” crowd has gotten awfully quiet. I wonder why.

Inside Chelsea's transfer plan to become 'America's team' with Ohanian's help Chelsea broke the women's transfer world record in January and are targeting more USWNT stars, but how can their transfer strategy push them to UWCL glory?

Great stuff from @emilyskeogh.bsky.social on Chelsea becoming "America's team" in women's soccer: www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Ah, yeah, I can't think of anything with that functionality already that I/most people use. Maybe @bsky.app can add Spaces/Clubhouse next!

Didn't Twitter Spaces copy Clubhouse? Is Clubhouse still a thing?

Finalists announced for second annual Billie Jean King Award contest The Billie Jean King Foundation, Associated Press Sports Editors and the APSE Foundation are proud to announce the finalists for the second annual Billie Jean King Award for Excellence in Women’s Spor...

I'm genuinely honored to be a finalist for the Billie Jean King Award for women's sports coverage. Credit to @espn.com and our great editors for committing to scale #NWSL + #USWNT coverage nationally, especially @caitlinmurr.bsky.social for her daily editing and ideation. Women's sports are sports.

Michele Kang is spending millions to scoop up women's soccer teams around the world. What's her plan? Billionaire club owner Michele Kang speaks to ESPN about her new vision for women's soccer and the money she's pouring in to make it a reality.

Michele Kang is building her women's soccer empire, from Spirit, Lyon + (just promoted) London City to USSF donations. Why? And what's next? (A 4th club soon, for one.)

Feature story on @espn.com. The full sit-down interview airs on Futbol W tonight at 8:30p ET on ESPN+. #NWSL

The quality of the commentating has been an issue for the league since its inception. If the commentating team doesn't know how to demonstrate excitement when exciting moments happen, it pretty much ruins any video clips that would help promote the league's on-field product.

If only he had the number of the guy who could sign some players, haha

How Wrexham paid their way to promotion, and why the Premier League requires more than that Wrexham's promotion might look miraculous, but it's actually a combination of factors that other Premier League hopefuls shouldn't try to replicate.

Great piece I edited from @rwohan.bsky.social on Wrexham's path to three promotions in a row: www.espn.com/soccer/story...

It's got me wondering: Should I watch that show, "Welcome To Wrexham"? Is it any good? Is it fake/staged or legit? White Lotus is over and I need something new 😂

If parity is NWSL's 'superpower' vs. Europe competition, is expansion its kryptonite? The NWSL has excitement that the UEFA Women's Champions League and England's WSL can't match -- but how long will it last?

New from me on @espn.com: The #NWSL calls parity its "superpower." The past two weeks of erratic results might prove that is alive and well. Or, was this stretch an anomaly as the league plays with its kryptonite? On the tension and the value proposition of chaos 👇

I love the hat!