by admin | Nov 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Shannon Boxx, a three-time Olympic gold medalist with the United Statesand member of their 2015 World Cup team, has been appointed vice chair of the U.S. Soccer Federation’s participant safety task force. Maryland State Youth Soccer Association executive...
by admin | Nov 6, 2022 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
đź‘Ť This week our highlight goes to Becky Hammon who has been hired by ESPN as an analyst for the NBA season. đź‘Ž This week we give a thumbs down to US Soccer who needs to better cooperate in the investigation into abuses in the NWSL.
by admin | Nov 2, 2022 | Representation, SEW
CBS announced that the NWSL final between the Portland Thorns and Kansas City Current last weekend attracted record-setting viewership numbers. WHAT HAPPENED? CBS said that 915,000 people watch the game between TV and streaming, up 71 percent from the 2021 final. The...
by admin | Nov 2, 2022 | Representation, SEW
News last week that a Russian court upheld Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner’s sentence of nine years in a penal colony for drug smuggling surprised no one. While Jake Sullivan, President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, deemed the appeal...
by admin | Nov 2, 2022 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
On Tuesday, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (D-N.C.) and 43 other members of Congress published an open letter to U.S. Soccer calling for the organization’s cooperation with an investigation into systemic abuse across the NWSL. The letter was issued approximately a month...
by admin | Nov 2, 2022 | Representation, SEW
An average of 915,000 viewers tuned in to watch the Portland Thorns collect their third National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Championship against Kansas City on Saturday, setting a record for the most-watched game in league history, broadcaster CBS said. It...
by admin | Nov 1, 2022 | Representation, SEW
In 2015 at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, US Women’s National Team player Kelley O’Hara found herself full of anxiety and self-doubt. Why wasn’t she getting playing time? When would her coach put her in? Wasn’t she good enough? But then she had a realization: No amount...
by admin | Oct 31, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Portland Thorns forward Sophia Smith’s casual shrug of celebration said it all: “What, you expected anything else?” Four minutes into Saturday’s National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Championship, the 2022 league MVP scored to make sure...
by admin | Oct 31, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Portland Thorns striker Sophia Smith was named the National Women’s Soccer League’s (NWSL) most valuable player on Thursday, becoming the youngest to earn the regular-season MVP honor days before their championship match against the Kansas City Current....
by admin | Oct 31, 2022 | Representation, SEW
I’m really excited to be staying on the FIFPRO Global Player Council. I like how the organisation is committed to helping everyone, whether it’s those at the very top of football, or those who have little support and subsequently struggle to have a voice. The Global...
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