We saw that even early in the season, when rookie Caiya Hanks (pre-ACL tear) pointed to Coffey as an encouraging figure as ...

United States midfielder Sam Coffey (17) kicks the ball against Costa Rica midfielder Emilie Valenciano (13) during the first half of an international friendly soccer match, Tuesday, July 16, 2024 ...

United States midfielder Sam Coffey (17) kicks the ball against Costa Rica midfielder Emilie Valenciano (13) during the first half of an international friendly soccer match, Tuesday, July 16, 2024 ...

In 2023, Sam Coffey wasn't selected to represent the U.S. women's national team at the FIFA World Cup. It was an omission that indelibly changed the then 24-year-old.

Rather than wallowing in the disappointment of being skipped for the U.S. Women’s World Cup squad, midfielder Sam Coffey was determined to become an Olympian. Now she’s among the newcomers on ...

Portland Thorns midfielder Sam Coffey has enjoyed a stellar start to her pro soccer career, earning a nomination for NWSL rookie of the year. Coffey, who grew up in Sleepy Hollow, New York, had an ...

In The Journey to the Cup, The Athletic follows six players as they work towards a place in the 2023 Women’s World Cup. Follow along as we check in with them each month in the build-up to the ...

Sam Coffey was a man without friends, for anyone who met him instantly became family. Standing atop Aspen Mountain on Monday, Cathy Coffey looked at a crowd estimated at near 1,000 people as she ...

Sam Coffey’s back in Portland, ready to shift into NWSL mode as preseason camps get underway across the country. While many players on NWSL teams are just now easing out of offseason mode ...

Coffey just had her first call-up in June 2022, but with the way she is acting on the national team already, it does not feel like it. Justice for Sam Coffey.

Sam Coffey was a man without friends, for anyone who met him instantly became family. Standing atop Aspen Mountain on Monday, Cathy Coffey looked at a crowd estimated at near 1,000 people as she ...

Sam Coffey, the tall, friendly, larger-than-life skier from Aspen, was all that and more to anyone who crossed paths with him. He was the sort of person who existed to make everything around him ...