by admin | Nov 8, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
It’s a struggle for many women who play professional soccer in the U.S. to make a living. The minimum starting salary for players on a professional club team who don’t also play for a U.S. or Canadian national team is $22,000; many of these players are forced to take...
by admin | Nov 8, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Fighting all kinds of adversity, the Washington Spirit is on a roll and ready to make an improbable run through the National Women’s Soccer League playoffs. Washington (11-7-6) completed its regular season with a 1-0 victory over the Houston Dash, clinching the No. 3...
by admin | Nov 5, 2021 | Pay Equity, SEW
What do Megan Rapinoe, Jessica McDonald, Christen Press, and Pele have in common? They are all successful soccer athletes. How many have you heard of? Women may have the right to vote, but in sports they still lack the respect and equal pay due for their...
by admin | Nov 5, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Through all the challenges of the 2021 NWSL season, the play on the field reached new heights in the league’s ninth year, ending in a playoff race that came down to the wirethis past weekend. While the competition was strong across the board, a handful of players (and...
by admin | Nov 1, 2021 | Leadership, SEW
Billionaire Todd Boehly, part-owner of the Los Angeles Lakers and Dodgers, is in talks to buy the Washington Spirit, a National Women’s Soccer League team mired in a power struggle and recovering from an abuse scandal, according to three people familiar with the...
by admin | Nov 1, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
“My general philosophy is always trying to do two things at once.” Megan Rapinoe is describing her approach to investment, but she could be referring to her career in general. One of the most decorated soccer players in history, Rapinoe has always been more than...
by admin | Nov 1, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
The National Women’s Soccer League Players Association (NWSLPA) announced that the NWSL has agreed to meet all of the demands put forth by the union in the wake of instances of verbal abuse and sexual coercion of players. The announcement follows one made on...
by admin | Oct 31, 2021 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
? This week our highlight goes to the Carli Lloyd who played her last game for the USWNT. ? This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to the Atlanta Braves who made it to the World Series but continue to promote racism against women and men in the...
by admin | Oct 29, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Kelley O’Hara knows that she comes off as a little intense sometimes—maybe even bossy as a defender—and she’s OK with that. She laughed when I mentioned that some of her teammates had previously brought it up. “Yes, I have been pegged as intense before. I have just...
by admin | Oct 29, 2021 | Representation, SEW
As the head football coach, Michael Locksley has control over his schedule, so some Thursdays this fall, his weekly radio show starts an hour earlier than usual. Locksley sits on a stage in Looney’s Pub discussing his team until around 6:50 p.m., and then he’s on his...
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