Sources: Wanderers to sign NWSL MVP Williams

NWSL: Crystal Dunn (4') Portland Thorns 0-1 North Carolina Courage Midge Purce tapped in two goals after Christine Sinclair's opener to give the Portland Thorns a comfortable 3-0 win over the Chicago Red Stars. Reign FC came back from a goal down to force a 1-1 draw with Sky Blue FC at Red Bull Arena. Western Sydney Wanderers have landed a coup in signing United States forward Lynn Williams for the upcoming W-League season, sources have told ESPN. ESPN understands that rival Australian side Melbourne City had also been engaged in talks with Williams to join the club from the beginning of the 2019-20 season but are now resigned to being comfortably outbid by Western Sydney. Though she has never played in the W-League, Williams maintained her fitness by training with City during the 2018-19 W-League...

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