Stories By Blair Newman
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/ 3 days agoNWSL preview: Key questions for each team
The 2023 National Women’s Soccer League season is one week away, and it’s time to look at the key issues each...
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/ 6 days agoHow a position change led to Morgan Weaver’s best year yet
- Weaver proved to be an asset at left wing as the Thorns tweaked their lineup - She had a career-best...
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/ 7 days agoBreaking down OL Reign’s tough to beat 4-2-4 defensive system
In 2022, OL Reign topped the National Women’s Soccer League regular season standings. While they didn’t follow up that NWSL Shield...
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/ 2 weeks agoStar forward? Check. Second scoring threat? That’s a work in progress for the Red Stars
• Chicago’s game plan for too long has relied on one star forward • Kerr, then Swanson (nee Pugh) each accounted...
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/ 2 weeks agoArsenal end trophy drought with victory over Chelsea
Arsenal Women won their first trophy in four years, beating Chelsea 3-1 in the Continental League Cup final.
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/ 3 weeks agoFrance in turmoil, again: On the downfall of Diacre, and how Les Bleues can salvage the World Cup
• Wendie Renard and others have dropped from the French team until changes are made to leadership. • Diacre has success...
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/ 3 weeks agoWhy Naomi Girma could be the USWNT’s most important player at the World Cup
Girma is everywhere she needs to be at exactly the right time. Will this summer's World Cup be her breakout moment?
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/ 4 weeks agoThe Final Three: How Portugal, Haiti and Panama qualified for the World Cup
For the first time, the FIFA Women’s World Cup will expand to 32 teams this summer. This was not a universally...
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2023 Women's World Cup
/ 4 weeks agoUSWNT wrestling with identity ahead of World Cup
There is a curious, ongoing internal tug-of-war regarding the predicament of the United States women’s national team. On one hand, there...
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/ 4 weeks agoAfter Cup of Nations success, Australia looking to stay dominant ahead of World Cup
Australia went undefeated with a plus-8 goal differential in the Cup of Nations and will host the 2023 FIFA World Cup....
