Pride Month is fully underway and, across the league, teams and players have already begun celebrating and planning for special events. One way players have extended their involvement in Pride Month is participating in Playing for Pride. Playing for Pride raises money for Athlete Ally, an organization that believes “Everyone should have equal access, opportunity, and experience […]

Pride Month is fully underway and, across the league, teams and players have already begun celebrating and planning for special events. One way players have extended their involvement in Pride Month is participating in Playing for Pride.Playing for Pride raises money for Athlete Ally, an organization that believes “Everyone should have equal access, opportunity, and experience in sports — regardless of your sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.” So far, 25 NWSL players have announced their participation and each team in the league has at least one player representing the cause. Several players have announced how their donation process will work on their social media channels, and all donations are personally curated. Donations can range from $5 per goal to Utah Royals FC defender Becky Sauerbrunn‘s commitment to $100 per goal! Last week, Sky Blue FC rookie forward Imani Dorsey ****was signed as a national team replacement player and not long after tweeted that she would be Playing for Pride. The Duke alum earned her first NWSL start and appearance in Sky Blue’s Week 11 game against the Washington Spirit. [Empty Body] “I’m planning to do $5 per game I play, $4 for an assist and $3 for a goal,” Dorsey told NWSL Media on Thursday. “I’m honored and I’m so excited to be a part of a league where this is celebrated. It is such a fun month to have and for players to be able to step up and have the league support them in this decision, I find it very empowering and passionate.” Rookies, veterans—you name it. Here is the full list of NWSL players Playing for Pride. Sam Mewis, North Carolina Courage Lynn Williams, North Carolina Courage McCall Zerboni, North Carolina Courage Jess McDonald, North Carolina Courage [Empty Body] Yael Averbuch, Seattle Reign FC Morgan Andrews, Seattle Reign FC Beverly Yanez, Seattle Reign FC [Empty Body] Christen Westphal, Seattle Reign FC [Empty Body] Stephanie McCaffrey, Chicago Red Stars Amber Brooks, Houston Dash [Empty Body] Meghan Klingenberg, Portland Thorns FC [Empty Body] Katie Stengel, Utah Royals FC Becky Sauerbrunn, Utah Royals FC [Empty Body] Becca Moros, Utah Royals FC Diana Matheson, Utah Royals FC EJ Proctor, Utah Royals FC Abby Smith, Utah Royals FC [Empty Body]

Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir, Utah Royals FC

Mandy Laddish, Utah Royals FC Estelle Johnson, Washington Spirit [Empty Body] Rebecca Quinn, Washington Spirit Alanna Kennedy, Orlando Pride [Empty Body] Toni Pressley, Orlando Pride [Empty Body] Kailen Sheridan, Sky Blue FC [Empty Body] Imani Dorsey, Sky Blue FC