NWSL Results: Angel City, San Diego draw in debuts; Pinto lifts Courage past Gotham

Saturday’s 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup action saw the East Division begin play, while in the West, a highly anticipated debut for...

2022 NWSL team previews, for newbies and diehards: Washington Spirit

Welcome to The Equalizer’s 2022 team-by-team National Women’s Soccer League previews! As the league continues to grow, a challenge for an outlet like ours, which...

2022 NWSL Challenge Cup preview: East Division

Welcome to the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup. With two extra teams in the league this season the Challenge Cup will be...

Michele Kang to become controlling owner of Washington Spirit

Michele Kang will become the new controlling owner of the Washington Spirit after acquiring the interests of partners Steve Baldwin and...

Kassouf: Making sense of Trinity Rodman’s million-dollar deal

Rule No. 1 about publicly reported valuations in sport — basically, anything that involves money — is that everyone has an...

NWSL board clears way for Y. Michele Kang to assume controlling ownership of Spirit, but steps remain

The National Women’s Soccer League Board of Governors on Saturday cleared a path for Y. Michele Kang to become the controlling...

The Equalizer Podcast: Spirit ownership twists; Fishel joins Tigres

Claire Watkins and Jason Anderson (Black and Red United) discuss all the latest twists and turns in the Washington Spirit ownership...

The Equalizer Podcast: Happy New Year

Claire Watkins and Pardeep Cattry react to the latest in the Washington Spirit ownership saga and discuss the changes NWSL teams...

Spirit drop interim status, name Kris Ward as head coach

The Washington Spirit have named Kris Ward as the team’s full-time head coach. Ward led the Spirit to the 2021 National...

NWSL to play balanced schedule in 2022, Challenge Cup returns in preseason

National Women’s Soccer League teams will play 22 regular-season matches apiece in 2022, down from the 24-match schedule that has been...