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The Latest Breaking News from National Women Soccer League

NWSL Regular Season Finale Clinching Scenarios Explained

All the potential outcomes and scenarios that you need to know ahead of the final weekend of the NWSL regular season.

Sports Illustrated

Boston NWSL Team Apologizes For 'Too Many Balls' Campaign

Boston NWSL team apologizes for controversial 'Too Many Balls' campaign after facing backlash from the transgender community. Learn more about the incident...

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Rapinoe's No. 15 Jersey To Be Retired By NWSL Seattle Reign

Former US women's national team star Megan Rapinoe will have her number 15 jersey retired by the Seattle Reign.

International Business Times

HEARTBREAKING end to Megan Rapinoe's career as US legend injured in final game

Rapinoe was denied a fairy-tale ending to her great career, having to be substituted only a matter of minutes into her farewell outing

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NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman is encouraging the league to be 'long-term greedy'

And she wants business-minded investors to back the league, not just passionate fans.

Fortune

NWSL expands to San Francisco Bay Area

A group of former players, including Aly Wagner and Brandi Chastain, are involved in launching the club.

Chicago Sun-Times

EA Sports delay FIFA 23 NWSL and UWCL release after ‘critical issue’ in testing

The latest addition of women's football was due to enter FIFA 23 today, but an error has seen the release pushed back to a later date.

Daily Mirror

U.S. women's soccer tries to overcome its past lack of diversity

While the U.S. women's national soccer team has steadily become more representative, players say there's still work to be done. That means ensuring young women of color feel included in the sport.

WEKU

US women's soccer tries to overcome past lack of diversity

Women’s soccer in the United States is trying to improve its diversity

The Independent UK

4 former NWSL coaches are banned permanently following an abuse investigation

The banned coaches engaged in sexual misconduct, verbal and emotional abuse and made sexist and racist remarks to players, a 14-month investigation found.

WEKU

Four coaches banned for life after NWSL abuse, misconduct probe

Los Angeles (AFP) - Four football coaches named in a National Women's Soccer League investigation into abuse and malpractice in women's football have been banned for life, the NWSL said in a statement on Monday.

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AFP

NWSL investigation finds 'ongoing misconduct' with teams

New York (AFP) - An independent investigation into wrongdoing against National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) players released Wednesday found "ongoing misconduct" at most league clubs after an earlier probe uncovered harassment and sexual abuse.

Chicago Sun-Times

NWSL investigation finds ‘widespread misconduct’ directed at players

A report detailing the results of the year-long investigation was published Wednesday, a little over two months after the release of U.S. Soccer’s report on a separate investigation by former acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Q. Yates that found emotional abuse and sexual misconduct were systemic…

WEKU

The Thorns overcome off-field challenges to win National Women's Soccer League title

Sophia Smith, the season's Most Valuable Player, scored early, and the Thorns won took their third NWSL title with a 2-0 victory over the Kansas City Current.

Salon

How abuse is baked into American sports

A pilot study of athletes (of all genders) at various schools has revealed troubling examples of abusive coaching

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The Conversation

'Nobody said anything because they feared being benched' – how abuse is baked into American sports

As someone who has been researching, writing and teaching about women’s and girls sports for the past 15 years, I wasn’t surprised by the recent revelations of sexual and verbal abuse by National Women’s Soccer League coaches.

The Guardian - UK

England 2-1 USA: women’s international football friendly – as it happened

Lauren Hemp and Georgia Stanway got the goals that did for the World Champions in front of a sell-out 90,000 crowd at Wembley

Chicago Sun-Times

Red Stars chairman stepping away from decision-making roles after scathing report

Arnim Whisler to step aside from governing control of NWSL team.

Al Jazeera

Reports finds systemic abuse in US women’s football

Abuse in US National Women’s Soccer League rooted in culture that normalises ‘abusive coaching’, independent probe says.

WEKU

Abuse in the U.S. women's pro soccer league was systemic, a report finds

An independent investigation into the scandals that erupted in the National Women's Soccer League last season found emotional abuse and sexual misconduct were systemic in the sport.

ABC News

WNBA, NWSL, athletes react after United States Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade

Sports leagues and high-profile athletes are speaking out against the US Supreme Court's decision to overturn the 50-year-old abortion law decision.

The Guardian - US

Thorns’ Olivia Moultrie, 16, becomes youngest goalscorer in NWSL history

Portland’s Olivia Moultrie made history on Sunday night by becoming the youngest National Women’s Soccer League goalscorer in history

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