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The massive increase in NWSL Challenge Cup prize money 'changes people's lives,' players say
"This is a lot of money for people," Megan Rapinoe told Insider. "For the majority of people that p…
Meredith Cash
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NWSL upgrades Challenge Cup semifinal stadium after scheduling mishaps left teams competing at notorious field
The new commissioner helped secure a stadium with a grass field in downtown DC so players wouldn't …
Meredith Cash
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Pro women's soccer players wore 'GAY' shirts to their game in protest of Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' law
The NWSL's Orlando Pride players made the collective gesture just days before Gov. Ron DeSantis sig…
Meredith Cash
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NWSL Challenge Cup scheduling woes leave commissioner in a pickle, teams playing semis at a notorious venue
The Washington Spirit's home field will be unavailable for the semi, hosting a summit the day of a …
Meredith Cash
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US soccer legend Carli Lloyd reflects on her club's incredible transformation from league laughing stock to title contender
"With Sky Blue into Gotham FC now, we've really come a long way," Lloyd told Insider of her club, w…
Meredith Cash
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Patrick Mahomes - fiancé of KC NWSL team owner Brittany Matthews - rocks fiancée's jersey at the team's first home game
The Kansas City Chiefs QB swapped out his red and yellow No. 15 jersey for a white No. 8 kit with "…
Meredith Cash
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Refs pulled 4 red cards in 4 minutes as a wrestling match unfolded in stoppage time of an opening-night NWSL game
As play between Portland and Kansas City became more physical, two players went to blows and receiv…
Meredith Cash
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The NWSL's newest team celebrated with an incredible stadium-wide light show after a stoppage-time goal in its debut
Lynn Family Stadium was lit in lavender following a stoppage-time equalizer in Racing Louisville FC…
Meredith Cash
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A remarkable save from a third-string keeper helped the bottom-seeded Portland Thorns pull off the upset of the Challenge Cup
Britt Eckerstrom notched eight saves between the pipes, including a late-game robbery of Debinha's …
Meredith Cash
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A women's soccer star scored a screamer from more than 40 yards out, and it was uncannily similar to her World Cup goal from nine years earlier
In the NWSL Challenge Cup and in the 2011 World Cup, Nahomi Kawasumi caught the keeper sleeping for…
Meredith Cash
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The NWSL may be heading towards a showdown with players after the host team teased the addition of fans for future Challenge Cup matches
The NWSL Players Association is adamant about "sticking to protocols that have been put in place" f…
Meredith Cash
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Ashley Sanchez's brilliant back-heel flick to assist the Washington Spirit's late-game equalizer may be the best play of the NWSL Challenge Cup so far
"That was not a rehearsed play, and that was not something that we expected," Spirit coach Richie B…
Meredith Cash
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The Orlando Pride's new space-themed jerseys celebrate the first woman, person of color heading to the moon
The NWSL's new "Luna Kit" has arrived, and the space-inspired jerseys play on the club's mega-succe…
Meredith Cash
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The Washington Spirit trolled an opposing keeper after the young star she squabbled with on Twitter scored on her twice
Ashlyn Harris beefed with rising star Trinity Rodman when they faced off in March. Weeks later, Rod…
Meredith Cash
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US Women's National Team and international stars who will participate in the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup
Though the NWSL employs all 23 current members of the USWNT and many international stars, some of t…
Meredith Cash
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A women's World Cup champion is set to make history as the first female soccer star to play professionally with a men's club
"I was really inspired by messages on the gender gap by [Megan] Rapinoe at the World Cup" Yuki Naga…
Meredith Cash
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The world's top-ranked women's soccer star hinted at a return to the US after playing nearly a year overseas
USWNT midfielder Sam Mewis spent the last year playing with Manchester City, but reports suggest sh…
Meredith Cash
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A pro soccer star says she was racially profiled by an opposing team's security - and the aftermath led to an ugly mess for the league
The National Women's Soccer League fined two teams for speaking out about the incident while the le…
Meredith Cash
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9 of 11 USWNT starters kneeled during the national anthem ahead of their match against the Netherlands, but ESPN didn't show the footage
Defender Kelley O'Hara and midfielder Julie Ertz were the only USWNT starters who stood. Superstar …
Meredith Cash
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A'ja Wilson, Sloane Stephens, and Tziarra King joined forces to amplify the voices of Black female athletes on Instagram's biggest stage
A'ja Wilson, Sloane Stephens, and Tziarra King told more than 368 million people what it means to b…