NWSL approves $300,000 per team in allocation money, raises salaries league-wide

National Women’s Soccer League owners on Monday approved a host of rule changes that they feel position the league to retain...

2020 NWSL College Draft Prep: Looking for left backs

Throughout the 2019 women’s college season, The Equalizer, in partnership with TopDrawer Soccer, will keep tabs on some of the National...

The Equalizer Podcast, Episode 82: All Hail the Courage

The North Carolina Courage won their second consecutive National Women’s Soccer League Championship with an emphatic 4-0 victory over the Chicago...

The Red Stars got bossed in the midfield by the fully bought-in Courage

CARY, N.C. — If competitive finals or favorites losing is your thing, then the 2019 National Women’s Soccer League Championship was...

Chicago’s season is over. What now for Sam Kerr?

CARY, N.C. — If Sunday was Sam Kerr’s last act in the National Women’s Soccer League, it was incongruous with what...

No, North Carolina’s dominance is not bad for the NWSL

CARY, N.C. — Rarely do championship matches feel like formalities. Rarely, though, has there been a team as dominant as this...

Three quick thoughts on another NWSL Championship for the North Carolina Courage

The North Carolina Courage defeated the Chicago Red Stars, 4-0 on Sunday in the National Women’s Soccer League Championship to clinch...

NWSL Championship: Courage claim second straight crown

Cary, N.C. — For the second year in a row, the North Carolina Courage have won the National Women’s Soccer League Championship....

NWSL Championship notebook: HAO reflects on past pro finals

CARY, N.C. — Here are some stray stories floating around North Carolina as the National Women’s Soccer League gets ready to...

Tactically speaking: 2019 NWSL Championship preview

CARY, N.C. — Sunday’s National Women’s Soccer League Championship features the type of subplots one would expect from a match of...