Most Valuable Parent: Thorns keeper Bella Bixby on returning to the pitch postpartum and being "Ruby’s mom"

NWSLsoccer.com, October 2, 2025

Portland Thorns keeper Bella Bixby is Oregon born and raised, and so is her 14-month old daughter, Ruby. She and so many other parents around the NWSL are redefining what it means to be a “soccer mom.” When Bixby travelled with the team 10 weeks postpartum to continue her recovery

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