NWSL This Week Podcast

Christen Press scored her first goal in 28 months on Saturday, a dramatic, emphatic strike that nearly won a game for Angel City. Elsewhere, the four quarterfinal hosts are set and Cloe Lacasse bags a hat trick.

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The Orlando Pride clinched the Shield for the club’s first trophy, and remained undefeated. On the other coast, Angel City felt the wrath after being caught violating the league salary cap.

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Christine Sinclair announced her retirement last week and NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman hinted at an NWSL with as many as 30 clubs.

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This week, Orlando clinches their first-ever home playoff match and Gotham secures a playoff berth as the post-season picture begins to come into focus - at least at the top of the table. Outside of the top four teams, there are still some serious questions.

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The Orlando Pride have an unbeaten season in site after a 0-0 draw with the Current. Plus the Spirit join the playoff field and the NWSL General Managers speak.

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Alex Morgan played her final professional soccer match on Sunday, three days after announcing she is pregnant and retiring from her playing career.

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(Fixed audio - sorry about that) Weather delays cause havoc, but many teams at the bottom of the table prove capable of earning point while some at the top show they might be overly reliant on a key player or two.

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The NWSL secured labor peace for the rest of the decade with a landmark collective bargaining agreement. The league also got back to playing games.

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Never in our wildest dreams did we think we’d launch our NWSL pod by talking about Landon Donovan, but here we are. Dan, Bekki, and Michael discuss all the biggest moves during the Olympic break including player acquisitions, trades, and, yes, coaching changes.

(Also, we apologize for the sound issues. Storms and spotty internet connections unfortunately made this an uneven one.)

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