Join the Pride: The 2017 NWSL Draft
Going into the NWSL draft this year, the Orlando Pride no longer have the luxury of having a draft pick in the first or second round. The first-round pick was …
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Breaking: Alex Morgan heads to France for Champions League
Alex Morgan, of the Orlando Pride, is heading to France for the end of the Olympic Lyons 2016-2017 season. Morgan has played in the NWSL for each of the first …
Read MorePredicting the Pride: Pre-NWSL Draft
Head Coach Tom Sermanni’s first season in the NWSL fell short of the team’s pre-season expectations with a ninth place finish. The less-than-stellar result can be attributed mostly to the …
Read MoreAli Krieger traded to the Orlando Pride
Ali Krieger, former captain for the Washington Spirit, has been traded to the Orlando Pride. In exchange for her rights, the Orlando Pride have swapped places with the Washington Spirit …
Read MoreA Brief Look at Attendance Trends in the NWSL and MLS
In their fourth season, the NWSL has managed to do something that the MLS was not able to do in their first four years: find growth in attendance. I thought …
Read MoreWhat Could Have Been: The 2016 NWSL All-Star Game That Wasn’t
All-Star games are a part of most major sports. A way to see the best of the best in that league square off against each other on two super teams. …
Read MoreThe Future of the USWNT is in the NWSL: Offense
With the USWNT beginning a new cycle and the team in transition, it’s time for new blood. In this two-part series, I take a look at whose NWSL play has …
Read MoreThe Future of the USWNT is in the NWSL: Defense
With the USWNT beginning a new cycle and the team in transition, it’s time for new blood. In this two-part series, I take a look at whose NWSL play has …
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The Downsizing of Fat Fans
I haven’t always been a sports fan. I grew up in southeast Wisconsin, a place where Sunday Catholic masses in the fall usually included a reference to the Packers during …
Read MoreMaking the Case: NWSL All-Star Match
In many ways, the National Women’s Soccer League has never looked better. With last season’s post-World Cup surge in attendance, the addition of a tenth team in the Orlando Pride, …
Read MoreJust Pick an NWSL Team Already, I’m Begging You.
Hey all you new NWSL fans out there. Yeah you. I have a message for you. Pick a team. Pick an NWSL team and stick with them. For one whole …
Read MoreIntroducing Backline Soccer
RJ Allen: I am RJ Allen. I am the Editor in Chief of Backline Soccer. I’m joined by Chelsey Bush, who is the Managing Editor of Backline Soccer. So Chelsey, …
Read MoreHow to Pay the Amateurs
A lot has been written lately about if the amateur NWSL players should be paid, why they aren’t paid, and if the league or their clubs can afford to pay …
Read MoreTerms of the Deal Were Not disclosed. Wait, why?
“Per league and club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.” That sentence shows up in every story on NWSLSoccer.com about a player signing. Officially, no club can create a page …
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