Link: https://equalizersoccer.com/2026/04/26/jess-fishlock-stretchered-off-the-field-in-seattle/

Days after announcing that she would retire at the end of this National Women’s Soccer League season, midfielder Jess Fishlock had to be stretchered off the field after suffering an injury in Seattle Reign’s 0-3 loss to Utah Royals.

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The injury was the painful cherry on top of a devastating loss for the Reign in their return to Lumen Field. It took less than a minute for the Royals to find the back of the net through captain Paige Cronin. Narumi Miura doubled the lead six minutes later, and Cloe Lacasse added a third in first-half stoppage time. The victory is just Utah’s second win away at Seattle, the first coming in 2019 when Harvey was leading the Royals, and was the largest NWSL road victory in Utah’s team history.