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The US’s biggest pro women’s sports unions have found strength together

For NWSL and WNBA players’ unions, collective actions have been key to their successes in wholly different sports

The Guardian - US

How Bay FC Planned Their Historic NWSL Match at SF Giants’ Oracle Park

The Bay Area club will host a soccer match on Aug. 23 at one of MLB’s most beautiful ballparks with the NWSL’s single-game attendance record in its sights.

Sports Illustrated

How the NWSL Is Developing Players Into Broadcasting Talent

With help from the NWSL Players Association, the league is committed to developing current and former players into broadcasters, analysts and producers to continue to grow the league.

Sports Illustrated

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The NWSL enacted mental health leave, and players are feeling the benefits

An initial few players have utilized a first-of-its kind mental health policy, with benefits that could stretch long after their playing days are done

The Guardian - US

The NWSL signs a deal with its players’ union to get rid of the draft

The new collective bargaining agreement between the league and its players intentionally sought to walk away from the conventions, or peculiarities, of American sports.

Fortune

‘Solidarity came naturally’: why Inter Miami’s support of striking hotel workers matters

After accidentally wading into a labor dispute on a road trip, the club helped raise the visibility of workers’ struggles in southern California

The Guardian - US

As the NWSL keeps growing, its draft could become a barrier to progress

PHILADELPHIA — For the first time in three years, the NWSL draft felt like a big deal again.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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NWSL misconduct investigation sanctions include ban for former N.C. Courage coach; team fined

CARY, N.C. — Former N.C. Courage coach Paul Riley, fired in August 2021 amid allegations of sexual misconduct, is among four former National Women’s Soccer League coaches permanently banned from working in the league.

Tribune News Service

The NWSL and NWSL Players’ Association’s abuse investigation has new allegations across the league

PHILADELPHIA — The latest report into allegations of abuse in American women’s soccer was published on Tuesday by the National Women’s Soccer League and the NWSL Players’ Association.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

NWSL investigation finds ‘widespread misconduct’ directed at players

A report detailing the results of the year-long investigation was published Wednesday, a little over two months after the release of U.S. Soccer’s report on a separate investigation by former acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Q. Yates that found emotional abuse and sexual misconduct were systemic…

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

Sports Illustrated

The Spirit of the NWSL As It Turns 10

The players are coming off a season of both triumph and turmoil. No club better embodies that dichotomy entering a landmark campaign than defending champion Washington.

Sports Illustrated

US courts of Western NC have had only white male judges for 150 years. Is that changing?

This month, President Joe Biden and the U.S. Senate made Supreme Court history. Now it may be the Western District of North Carolina’s turn.

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