DeMelo's lawsuit alleges that a cardiac condition wasn't properly diagnosed or treated, resulting in her on-field cardiac arrest in 2025.

Shortly after her team had been eliminated from playoff contention in this NWSL season, Racing Louisville head coach Bev Yanez was praising their character and fight. Racing is now the second team to be eliminated this season, having needed a win (plus help from a couple of those above them on the table) to escape their fate for a few more days. The San Diego Wave put an end to that hope at Racing’s own stadium with a 2-0 victory. Friday’s defeat was the final nail in a season of tough results —

Goal by Emma Sears

Penalty Shot by Kayla Fischer, Katie O'Kane

Racing Louisville FC made the postseason last year; however, now, they have fallen to last place in the standings.

On this weeks Full Time, hosts Jillian Sakovits, Meg Linehan, and Tamerra Griffin unpack the past, present, and future of relocation in the NWSL. A lot of this conversation has been sparked by noise around Racing Louisville and how owners across the league have to keep up with rising expansion fees, revenues, and operating costs. How has being an owner in the NWSL changed in a short space of time? Asli Pelit joins the panel to add her expertise from the financial side of soccer and her candid conversations with owners in the league. ------------ #nwsl #uswnt #wsl ------------ Subscribe to the Full Time newsletter to get all the latest women's soccer news straight to your inbox every Tuesday: Get in touch: fulltime@theathletic.com Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltime Catch the full episodes of Full Time right here

With the World Cup approaching, Emma Sears may want out of Louisville, while Mallory Swanson and Claire Hutton must weigh whether struggling NWSL clubs offer the right environments for their futures.