by admin | Aug 15, 2021 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
? This week our highlight goes to Breanna Stewart, the Seattle Storm player was named the MVP of this week’s inaugural Commissioner’s Cup. ? This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to the Washington Spirit’s former coach, Richie...
by admin | Aug 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
It wasn’t very long into her rookie season with the Washington Spirit before Kaiya McCullough became terrified to make a mistake. Throughout training and scrimmages last year, McCullough said, the team’s now-former coach, Richie Burke, screamed at her, and he didn’t...
by admin | Aug 11, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Kristen Hamilton has won three National Women’s Soccer League championships, tied the record for goals scored in a game and, in 2019, played for the U.S. women’s national team. She’s not a household name, but she is one of the best women’s soccer players in the world....
by admin | Jul 28, 2021 | Representation, SEW
One afternoon last month, Marta, a star forward for the Orlando Pride, let loose a ringing shot from near midfield that sailed into the net for a remarkable goal. It might have been one of the top highlights of the season, and a viral advertisement for a young league...
by admin | Jun 23, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
About 12 minutes into “LFG,” an HBO-CNN Films documentary about the U.S. women’s national soccer team’s campaign for equal pay with the men’s squad, viewers get to relive the 13-0 romp over Thailand at the 2019 World Cup in France. The film itself...
by admin | Jun 22, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Real estate developer and financier Ted Segal has become the majority owner of both Major League Soccer’s Houston Dynamo and the Dash of the National Women’s Soccer League. Segal also acquired the leasing rights to BBVA Stadium. Gabriel Brener, Oscar De La Hoya, Ben...
by admin | Jun 22, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The NWSL finally has its two expansion teams for 2022 formally announced and fully across the line — and they’re both in southern California. Los Angeles based Angel City FC and San Diego (name still TBD) are now in the midst of preparations for next season, but what...
by admin | Jun 11, 2021 | Pay Equity, SEW, Uncategorized
More than a dozen Senate Democrats have introduced a bill that would prohibit federal funds toward hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup unless the U.S. Soccer Federation equalizes pay between the U.S. men’s and women’s national teams. The U.S., Canada...
by admin | Jun 7, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Olivia Moultrie is on the verge of signing a NWSL contract, bringing the 15-year-old midfielder one step closer to playing in the league, according to The Athletic. The Portland Thorns have reportedly traded a third-round draft pick for the rights to...
by admin | Jun 3, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
For years, female professional athletes were fed the narrative that no one wanted to watch women’s sports. In reality, too many media companies and brands looked past the value of women’s sports. The 2021 NWSL and WNBA seasons have the potential to shift the mentality...
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