Valkyratings: No Legacy admissions

No player has ever given an NWSL team so much as Jess Fishlock has given the Reign. Year after year, from the disastrous opening season to the high-flying shield campaigns, from the muddled mediocrity of 2016 to the sneaky-good dark horse team of 2019, from the direst lows of 2024 to the fuck-the-haters revival of 2025 – Jess Fishlock has always been there. She was the first true international star in our league, the five-tool player who carried the team on her back through good times and bad. The biggest goals, the biggest tackles, the biggest moments, the absolute heartbeat…