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A blog covering the NWSL club, Seattle Reign FC.
Header photo by @mikerussellfoto.bsky.social.
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The NWSL announced a new “High Impact Player” roster mechanism yesterday which was immediately met with a lot of criticism and questions about its legality. We break down what the rule is intended to accomplish and some of the issues surrounding it. www.sounderatheart.com/2025/12/nwsl...
NWSL creates new "High Impact Player" rule
The new rule allows clubs to exceed the league’s established salary cap by up to $1 million for eligible players.
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December 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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We want your input for our annual end-of-season awards! Vote on your standout performances of the year. www.sounderatheart.com/2025/12/vote...
Vote now for the 2025 Ride of Valkyries awards
What were your standout performances of the season?
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December 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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The Reign have made their first 2026 roster move, signing a name that might be familiar to attentive fans. www.sounderatheart.com/2025/12/seat...
Seattle Reign sign midfielder Sofia Cedeno
The Panamanian-American is signed through 2028.
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December 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Emeri Adames, Maddie Dahlien, and Neeku Purcell all started in the U.S. U-23 match today against England.

Adames and Dahlien each scored AND assisted as the #USWNT U-23s won 4-2!

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U.S. Soccer YNT on Instagram: "A 4-2 victory for our #U23WNT over England to close out their final camp of 2025! ⁣ ⁣ ⚽️ 2' - Emeri Adames⁣ ⚽️ 44' - Maddie Dahlien⁣ ⚽️ 57' - Sarah Weber⁣ ⚽️ 72' - Ally ...
The US U23 women's national team wrapped up their final camp of 2025 with a resounding win over England, securing a strong showing in a closely contested match. This match saw talented players like Em...
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December 2, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Jordyn Bugg and Claudia Dickey with the start in the final #USWNT match of 2025!

#SeattleReign
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The XI in FL ☀️

USWNT x The Home Depot
December 1, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Seattle Reign defender Jordyn Bugg is up for U.S. Soccer's Female Young Player of the Year for 2025.

Your vote for Bugg could make a difference!

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Jordyn Bugg nominated for U.S. Soccer Young Player of the Year
The Seattle Reign defender made her senior U.S. Women's National Team debut in 2025.
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December 1, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Nérilia Mondésir had four goals and created two chances in Haiti's 9-0 win today over Belize in the opening round of the Concacaf W qualifiers for the 2027 World Cup.

#SeattleReign

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Game Details
Game Details
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December 1, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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Watch now on ESPN+!

#ForMia #GoHuskies
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On Sunday, the UW women's soccer team qualified for the Elite Eight for just the third time in program history.

This Friday, they have a chance to make history.

And they'll put everything on the line to honor teammate Mia Hamant.

#ForMia #GoHuskies

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UW women advance to Elite Eight, defeating Virginia on penalties
The team, which has been playing for teammate Mia Hamant all season, will continue its tournament run against Duke.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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November 25, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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On Sunday, the UW women's soccer team qualified for the Elite Eight for just the third time in program history.

This Friday, they have a chance to make history.

And they'll put everything on the line to honor teammate Mia Hamant.

#ForMia #GoHuskies

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UW women advance to Elite Eight, defeating Virginia on penalties
The team, which has been playing for teammate Mia Hamant all season, will continue its tournament run against Duke.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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The Tiny Dragon is back to terrorize opponents for another year www.sounderatheart.com/2025/11/jess...
Jess Fishlock signs extension with Seattle Reign
The last of the Reign originals returns for 2026.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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At 11 a.m. PT today, UW women's soccer will continue their magical #NCAA tournament run in the Sweet 16.

Regardless of the outcome, they've put together a season that teammate Mia Hamant would be proud of.

#ForMia #GoHuskies

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For Mia: UW women's soccer's Sweet 16 journey
UW plays Virginia in the Sweet 16 at 11 a.m. PT on Sunday.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Seattle Reign's Claudia Dickey (GK), Jordyn Bugg (Defender) and Maddie Dahlien (Rookie) are all finalists for end of year awards. The fan vote counts for 10% of the final score bsky.app/profile/nwsl...
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The 2025 Finalists for NWSL Awards presented by @ATT have been named and it’s time to make your voices heard. 🫵

Voting is now OPEN: bit.ly/4oZJwqm
November 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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At her presser today, I asked Laura Harvey for her thoughts on the discourse about trans athletes and the #NWSL, and the divisive rhetoric targeting some players for their appearance. Here is her answer (with transcript of her remarks in alt text):
November 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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Before they face off again in the playoffs, re-live the Reign's 1-1 draw with the Pride through @kafkaesquities.bsky.social's Valkyratings.

#SeattleReign #HereForTheCrown

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Valkyratings: The end is the beginning
And an immediate playoff rematch awaits.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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It's déjà vu all over again as the Reign face the Pride again tomorrow, but this time the winner advances and the loser's season is done. www.sounderatheart.com/2025/11/seat...
Seattle Reign face Orlando Pride in first round of NWSL playoffs
The Reign kick off the NWSL quarterfinals on Friday, November 7
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November 7, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Here is your Seattle Reign availability report for tomorrow's quarterfinal match against the Pride:

OUT: Lynn Biyendolo (maternity leave), Veronica Latsko (SEI – lower leg), Cassie Miller (D45 – leg), Olivia Van der Jagt (excused absence)

This has been your #ReignFC injury report.
November 7, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Everything is set for our @nwslsoccer.com Quarterfinals match 🔥

🆚 @orlpride.com
📆 Fri, Nov 7
⏰ 5PM PT
📺 Watch on Prime

Read ➡️ rgnfc.com/47GplXD

#ReignTogether
November 3, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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Seattle Reign are on the road tomorrow for their final match of the regular season. They'll face the Orlando Pride on Decision Day.

A win would ensure the Reign host a playoff game next weekend.

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Match preview: Seattle Reign vs. Orlando Pride
The Reign close out the regular season on the road, with a home playoff spot on the line.
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November 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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In today's pre-match press conference, Charles w/ @circlingseasports.bsky.social asked Laura Harvey about her podcast comment about using ChatGPT to move to a 5-back with Seattle Reign, which went a bit viral this week.

Here's what she said:
I think for clarity and context, we are a club and a team that we are always trying to do everything possible to be innovative and be curious. And I was literally sat in the offseason, bored one day at home, and wrote one thing in one time and I've never done it again and probably won't for a while now. But I think, yeah, it's obviously something that is in our world nowadays I think with life. But does it replace the expertise of coaching staff and the expertise of analysts and all the work that we do every day to try and prepare ourselves? No, absolutely not. But I think the big thing about women's football is we're always trying to be innovative. Whether it be Michele Kang's company working on, I can't remember what the name of it is, but working on the women's health and trying to support our athletes as best we possibly can, we use a lot of technology in how we analyze things, whether it be data performance, whether it be video analytics, whatever it might be to best prepare ourselves to be able to put the best product on the field that we possibly can. And I'm proud to be part of an organization that's always thinking outside the box. This was … what I said was not an example of that. It was me sat on my sofa on my own and in context of what I said, I'd never played a back five in my whole coaching career and I'd never really thought about it. And just by reading some articles it made me think, ‘Oh, maybe it's something I should really look into and could we as a team execute that?’ And that's where the work started really was to really delve deep into was that something that we could do? And from some articles that I read that other teams had thought about it, whether it be in the men's game or in the women's game, they played it in different ways. Obviously Manchester United pretty well-known for playing it right now, and it set me on a journey to go and delve deeper, literally was it that that was all it was. And yeah, the blowup and the, I've never gone viral, so that's been an interesting few days for me. But yeah, obviously for me, I'm just conscious that I don't want to take away anything from our coaching staff and our analytics department and everyone that works so hard on trying to do the best we possibly can every week to put something on the field that our players and our staff and our club can be proud of. And like I said before, none of technology replaces human expertise. Our sport is about gut feeling, it's about going with instinct as much as it's about all the research and all the other stuff that we do behind the scenes that no analytical database is ever going to be able to tell you those things around gut feeling and just the way that you feel about something. And me as a coach, I'm very much drawn into that. Anyone who knows me, actually I'm very anti-data, pretty much you guys say all the time and I'm like, don't talk to me about certain data metrics. I'm not that interested in it. So for me to be the one that's actually blown up virally about something like that, I find quite amusing.
November 1, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Tomorrow, Lauren Barnes will suit up for her final regular-season match with Seattle Reign.

Take a look at her 13-year career with the Reign, thanks to this photo gallery from @mikerussellfoto.com:

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Photo Gallery: Legendary Lu
A look back over the years of Seattle Reign FC stalwart, Lauren Barnes.
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November 1, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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This is your Seattle Reign availability report for tomorrow's match against the Pride:

OUT: Lynn Biyendolo (maternity leave), Veronica Latsko (SEI – lower leg), Cassie Miller (D45 – leg), Olivia Van der Jagt (excused absence)

This has been your #ReignFC injury report.
November 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Prepare to have Lynn’s Claudia Dickey song stuck in your head. Claudia, Claudia 🎶🦞👏
October 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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the gals in kc ✨

USWNT x Home Depot
October 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Congratulations to Reign forward Lynn Biyendolo and her husband Marley! www.instagram.com/reel/DQPeRno...
Screenshot of an Instagram video by Lynn Williams Biyendolo announcing her pregnancy.
October 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM