Stories By Claire Watkins
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Analysis
/ 4 years agoThe battle for challenger continues as Thorns-Spirit result proves inconclusive
Throughout the 2020 National Women’s Soccer League Challenge Cup, teams have rolled out a variety of approaches which indicate different expectations...
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Analysis
/ 4 years agoNWSL Challenge Cup Preview: Utah Royals FC
Without the Utah Royals FC, the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup wouldn’t be possible. But will the hosts be able to maneuver...
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Uncategorized
/ 5 years agoChallenge Cup highlights the different labor interests in the NWSL
The National Women’s Soccer League on Wednesday announced that they’ll be putting all their eggs in one tournament-sized basket in Utah,...
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Analysis
/ 5 years agoThe NWSL season as we know it isn’t going to happen. So, what now?
With an ongoing postponement of all sports in the United States and beyond, we’ve seen continued communication from the National Women’s...
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2020 Tokyo Olympics
/ 5 years agoThree things from the USWNT’s close 1-0 victory over Spain
Vlatko Andonovski’s U.S. women’s national team defeated Spain 1-0 in a cracker of a match on Sunday afternoon, setting themselves up...
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2020 Tokyo Olympics
/ 5 years agoQualifying in the Americas doesn’t have to be a self-fulfilling prophecy
The group stage of Concacaf’s 2020 Olympic qualifying tournament wrapped up with four matches that had very little to do with...
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Analysis
/ 5 years agoThe NWSL has a weather problem that isn’t going away
June and July of 2019, the months that contained the Women’s World Cup in France, were the hottest in the Earth’s...
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Analysis
/ 5 years agoSam Kerr, all grown up
Going into Sunday’s 2019 National Women’s Soccer League Championship, one has to wonder if we’ve finally run out of things to...
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Analysis
/ 5 years agoChicago, a team built to last, now faces its must-win moment
The Chicago Red Stars’ place in the National Women’s Soccer League conversation has long been as nuanced as the sprawling...
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Analysis
/ 5 years agoBehind a heavy 2019 workload, Julie Ertz leads Chicago into another postseason
On Sunday Oct. 6, in the 59th minute of the U.S. women’s national team’s final victory-tour friendly against South Korea, Julie...
