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Thorns goalie Bella Bixby said Sunday her father died by suicide in the week before Portland's NWSL semifinal match against Chicago.
Bixby and the Thorns lost 2-0 to the Red Stars on Sunday. She announced the news of her father's death hours after.
“I don’t feel like I owe anyone an explanation, but I do feel like I’m ready to say it,” Bixby wrote.