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NWSL sets new record with 56 total players competing in 2024 Paris Olympics
The NWSL boasts nearly a quarter of the Olympic player pool.
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NWSL adding expansion team in Bay Area, California which will kickoff in 2024
The NWSL is expanding to include 14 teams.
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San Diego Wave FC signs 15-year-old Melanie Barcenas as NWSL’s youngest player
She is a San Diego Surf Soccer Club product.
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Full TV and streaming schedule released for 2023 NWSL season
The NWSL season is kicking off March 25.
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U-23 USWNT falls to Portland Thorns FC 4-1 in Thorns Preseason Tournament
Sarah Weber scored the USA's lone goal.
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Utah Royals FC returning to NWSL as expansion team in 2024
The NWSL club will return under the same name.
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Washington Spirit sign 15-year-old Chloe Ricketts as youngest player in NWSL history
She becomes the youngest-ever NWSL player.
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Full Results from the 2023 NWSL Draft: USWNT prospect Alyssa Thompson goes No. 1
Forty-eight players were selected in the NWSL Draft.
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Jaedyn Shaw voted 2022 U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year
Shaw impressed for both club and country.
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Ep 26: State of the NWSL with Yael Averbuch West and Alyse LaHue
Ep 26: State of the NWSL with Yael Averbuch and Alyse LaHue
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