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Boston Globe
21 hours ago
- Sport
- Boston Globe
The Kansas City Current are serious about investing in their future. A record-breaking deal for Hanson's Ally Sentnor is proof.
On Aug. 1, Sentnor, who grew up in Hanson, signed a contract with Kansas City, and in exchange, the Current will send $600,000 in intraleague transfer funds to Utah to be paid over the course of three years. The $600,000 is a record for an NWSL transfer, and ESPN reported Kansas City could send Utah up to an additional $100,000 in conditional performance add-ons in the future. Sentnor, who attended Thayer Academy before playing at the University of North Carolina, went to Utah with the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NWSL Draft — the final draft before the league's new collective bargaining agreement abolished the practice. Advertisement She's one of the fastest-rising stars in women's soccer, having been named US Soccer's young female athlete of the year in 2024. The midfielder made her senior national team debut before her 21st birthday, totaling four goals and two assists in her first 12 appearances. Advertisement With the Royals sitting in last place in the NWSL (1-10-3, 6 points), Utah coach Jimmy Coenraets indicated Sentnor may have requested a trade. 'When a player wants to leave, there are not a lot of ways to keep a player,' Coenraets told local media, Sentnor's dissatisfaction may have been the opportunity the Current front office was looking for. The serendipitous timing of the transfer gives first-place Kansas City more flexibility in the midfield, particularly important given midfielder Vanessa DiBernardo The Current's Caitlin Carducci said during Sentnor's introductory press conference that she's in constant communication with fellow GMs around the league about potential trades, which was how Sentnor's name came up in transfer talks. 'If you're not constantly trying to get better in this league, you're going to get left behind,' Carducci said. 'We're not satisfied with where we are right now, we have really high ambitions, and so consistently looking around at talent, not only within the NWSL, but globally, is key for us.' After one-plus season in Utah, where she was named the club's Offensive Player of the Year and was one of three nominees for NWSL Rookie of the Year, Sentnor said upon arriving in Kansas City she was struck by the Current's professionalism — an indication that the investments made by co-owners Angie and Chris Long are setting the pace in the NWSL. '[The Longs] are constantly raising the bar for women's football across the globe as we sit in this wonderful building, and their continued dedication to making sure that this is the best women's football club in the world is always appreciated by all of us,' Carducci said from the Current's training facility. Advertisement Though Sentnor notched a goal and an assist in 13 matches with Utah this season, the former No. 1 pick's expectations for her team were loftier than the Royals could provide. 'We all have a timeline,' said Coenraets, the Utah coach. 'We all have goals and ambitions, and I think maybe we weren't at the right place to achieve hers.' Carducci will have to hope Kansas City's multimillion-dollar facility is the right place in which to nurture Sentnor's sky-high ambitions. 'I am expecting a trophy, just from all the hard work we're going to put in this season,' Sentnor said. 'It's so amazing to have that fight and be on a team that is fighting for that. 'It's definitely a mentality shift, but I'm really excited.' Emma Healy can be reached at
Calgary Herald
25-04-2025
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
Cavalry FC's Marco Carducci aids testicular cancer cause with meatball pizza partnership
Article content Marco Carducci is back saving balls for Cavalry FC. Article content Then there's the veteran goalkeeper's other gig — that is saving balls for Calgary's male population, as a voice and high-profile face for Oneball, a local charity focused on supporting the battle against testicular cancer through funding, research and awareness. Article content One begets the other in his mission to be a proud Calgarian. Article content Article content 'After my testicular cancer diagnosis a few years ago, I have been working with Oneball,' Carducci said. 'I've partnered up with the Italian Centre Shop — great friends of ours there — and we've put together what's called Marco's Meatball Pizza. Article content Article content 'You can find the pun in that. I'll leave it as it is.' Article content But supporters can take it and bake it at home or enjoy the tasty pizza at the store's cafe in Willow Park, at 9919 Fairmount Dr. S.E. in Calgary. Article content Marco's Meatball Pizza is on sale for $17 for a limited time from April 23-30, with proceeds from each wheel sold going to Oneball. The goalie himself can't eat too many of the delicious works named after him, because that might interfere with his on-field professional job, which continues Saturday when Atlético Ottawa (2W-0L-1D) visits Carducci and Cavalry (0-1-1) for a Canadian Premier League match at ATCO Field (3 p.m., TSN3, Article content And it's a game the Cavs certainly want to win given their 0-fer-start to the CPL campaign. Article content Article content 'It's a long season — we know it is,' said Carducci, whose club dropped a 2-1 battle with arch-rival Forge FC in the season opener in Hamilton and then drew 1-1 last Friday night with Vancouver FC in the home opener at Spruce Meadows. Article content 'Yeah … our first games obviously didn't go the way we wanted,' continued Carducci. 'But we've been here before, and we're excited again to play in front of our fans.' Article content They've been down this road before many times early in the CPL schedule. Article content So that's why there's no worries at this point — no panic at all — in still searching out a first league win on the season. Article content To quote Cavalry's GM/head coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr., 'It's a marathon — not a sprint.' Article content And being an original member of Cavalry, the superstar 'keeper and captain embraces that advice better than anyone else. Article content 'I think it's a matter of we have that chemistry and we have an understanding of what this team is about and what makes this team tick — not just on the field but off it and culturally,' Carducci said. 'I think that's a big piece, right? We obviously lost some key pieces in Daan (Klomp) and Charlie (Trafford), but we've been able to keep a big core group of guys, right? And then we added some really good pieces, as well.
