The international break is over and it’s time to finish the season. August is finally over (good riddance and never come back!) and the final part of the race for the Shield is upon us.
After months and months of great results and breaking records, the losses reaped in the last month have put the Portland Thorns in the fourth position in the standings, lower than the top of the table they had been battling for week in and week out. With 17 games played, they’re behind Kansas City (which also has the same amount of matches played) and behind Houston and San Diego, both with 18 games in the books.