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Jenna’s NWSL Talking Points, week 3

Ashley Hatch is on fire. The Courage are not. And the VAR soap opera continues apace.

Marta celebrates her penalty against the San Diego Wave at Inter&Co Stadium.
Credit: Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Some familiar faces pulled focus in the National Women’s Soccer League‘s third matchweek, while big bad VAR reared its ugly head again. Let’s pull some of our own focus and break it all down.

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