This week, Dan, Bekki, and Michael ponder whether NWSL is becoming too much of a feeder league. Plus the Thorns announce a training center and offseason moves continue around the league.

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With all teams now officially in preseason, the moves continue to mount up. In the week’s biggest news, Denver is officially announced as the 16th franchise. Around the league, Kansas City, Angel City, and the Houston Dash make some solid signings and extensions while Gotham sees additional departures.

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This week, Dan and Michael recap the 2014 NWSL Draft that marked the career births of Crystal Dunn, Julie Ertz, Vanessa DiBernardo and others. Bekki joins the discussion to break down Angel City’s coaching decision, the potential Dash sale, and more

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This week, Dan, Bekki, and Michael discuss all the latest moves in the NWSL including the re-signing of Christen Press to Angel City, Jaedyn Shaw’s surprise move to the North Carolina Courage, and more. We also debate the potential value of adding a designated player to the roster rules and discuss if we’re entering a post-scandal era in the NWSL fandom.

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Dan and Michael go off the cuff to discuss Brazilians in Washington, surprising names in national team camp, the 2025 NWSL schedule footprint and more!

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We kick off the new year discussing advanced soccer analytics with Evan Davis, co-host of the xowngoals podcast.

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For the final episode of 2024, Dan, Bekki, and Michael discuss New Year’s resolutions they would like to see for the NWSL in the new year ahead.

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Dan and Michael fire up the mics to discuss the retirement of one of the all-time greats. Becky Sauerbrunn hung up her cleats on Tuesday.

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This week, Dan and Michael attempt to put the Orlando Pride’s 2024 NWSL Championship series into perspective. Plus more drama in Boston and could NWSL soon be more talked about than MLS?

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In this episode, we discuss how the playoff teams made out, who seems poised to stay in the mix next season, and who might be destined for a drop down the table. The week’s biggest free agent and front office moves are also discussed.

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