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Justin Jefferson is the latest athlete to fake injury while celebrating in 2022

This is a thing in 2022.

USA Today Sports Media Group

How Sophia Smith Has Risen to the Top of Women’s Soccer

Having conquered the NWSL with a championship and the title of MVP, the young Thorns star is ready to take on the pressure that awaits the USWNT.

Sports Illustrated

To criticise or not to criticise – are women’s football pundits too nice?

There are calls for pundits to be more critical, but there is an awareness some comments can affect players’ wellbeing

The Guardian - UK

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Members of Congress Call for U.S. Soccer to Cooperate With Investigation

The open letter from Congress members comes following an independent investigation found systemic abuse throughout the league.

Sports Illustrated

Mana Shim to head new taskforce amid 'systemic' abuse in USA women's football

The ex-Portland Thorns midfielder will chair the taskforce which has been set up in the wake of at report into the culture of abuse and misconduct in the NWSL

Daily Mirror

Jets complete roster with another American signing in NWSL forward Sarah Griffith

Newcastle has four US players this campaign.

Newcastle Herald

Morgan, Pugh Return to Bolster USWNT for Friendlies vs. Germany

The two forwards join reigning NWSL champion and MVP Sophia Smith to lead the U.S. for two important pre-Women’s World Cup friendlies.

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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.

WEKU

Sophia Smith sparkles as Portland Thorns capture record third NWSL title

The Portland Thorns are NWSL champions for a record third time after winning 2-0 over the Kansas City Current at Washington’s Audi Field

The Guardian - US

Portland’s Record-Third NWSL Title an Emphatic Triumph for Its Players

Portland has featured heavily in the NWSL’s dark past, but its players have persevered, and the club is now the most decorated in league history.

Sports Illustrated

NWSL Championship: Portland Thorns vs. Kansas City, live stream, TV channel, time, how to watch

The Portland Thorns will meet the Kansas City Current in the NWSL Championship on Saturday night

USA Today Sports Media Group

Amid scandal, women's pro soccer hits the big stage — a primetime NWSL Championship

One of the NWSL's most accomplished teams — The Portland Thorns — is taking on the Kansas City Current, an expansion squad that joined the league just last year.

WEKU

RANKED! The 10 best goalkeepers in women's football

Who are the best women's goalkeepers in the world? Here are our top 10

FourFourTwo

The NWSL’s Failures Are a Familiar Turn in an Endless Cycle of Abuse

The Yates report was not the first time we’ve seen widespread misconduct hidden in sports, and it almost certainly won’t be the last.

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Tribune News Service

Vahe Gregorian: How the brilliant tale of the KC Current team stands for a Kansas City on the move

Whenever friends from around the country ask me about Kansas City, I tell them it’s a welcoming and eclectic place with world-class attractions, such as the National World War I Museum and Memorial, the Nelson-Atkins, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and BBQ-mania.

The Guardian - UK

Washington holds breath as Thorns and Current collide in NWSL final

Two-time champions Portland Thorns are the favourites in Saturday’s game, but Kansas City Current have the belief

WEKU

USA Curling is in open revolt over its CEO

Members of a diversity, equity and inclusion panel are calling for the firing of CEO Jeff Plush over his handling of sexual abuse allegations when he was head of the women's pro soccer league.

Chicago Sun-Times

Red Stars are eliminated from NWSL playoffs

San Diego advances with a 2-1 victory.

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As NWSL playoffs begin, players' ‘just want to do their job’

The Red Stars are tasked with once again putting their issues aside for a game as they make their seventh consecutive playoff appearance Sunday, playing the San Diego Wave on the road.

Tribune News Service

Tom Krasovic: Alex Morgan, Wave react to NWSL-abuse report on cusp of playoff match this weekend

SAN DIEGO — Between the Wave's season finale Sept. 30 and the upcoming playoff game Sunday night in Mission Valley, a bombshell report was released that chronicled alleged abusive behavior, sexual misconduct and predation in the National Women's Soccer League before the San Diego team's arrival.

ABC News

How Sam Kerr became one of the greatest strikers in women's football

Over the past 13 years, Sam Kerr's trajectory has paralleled the rise of women's football. Now she's a finalist in the Ballon d'Or, world football's most prestigious individual award. This dataset traces her evolution from nervous teen to goal-scoring superstar.

Sports Illustrated

USWNT’s World Cup Group Possibilities Come Into Focus

Losses to England and Spain raise questions for the U.S., but with the World Cup draw on the horizon, the reigning champs can turn their attention to group possibilities.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Joanna Lohman ‘was fooled by Paul Riley’ in Philadelphia, where he allegedly coerced her teammates

PHILADELPHIA — In the vast swirl of emotions that followed U.S. Soccer’s investigation of alleged abuse in the NWSL, two similar forms flowed next to each other.

The Independent UK

Alexis Ohanian gets sports award, calls for reforms in NWSL

Angel City FC founding investor Alexis Ohanian says there needs to be a safe work environment in the National Women’s Soccer League

Tribune News Service

USWNT legend Brandi Chastain talks coaching high school soccer, NWSL abuse, Title IX

DALLAS — Since scoring the game-winning penalty against China in the 1999 World Cup Finals, USWNT legend Brandi Chastain has gone on to coach, commentate and advocate for women’s leadership in sports.

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