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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With the NWSL playoffs and championship in the books, Dan, Bekki, and Michael discuss what went wrong for the 6 sides that failed to qualify. And analyze which ones are best positioned to flip the script in 2025.

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The Orlando Pride achieved a storybook ending to their spectacular 2024 season by winning the NWSL championship against the Washington Spirit. We discuss the game, the controversies, and the atmosphere at the final as well as Jessica Berman's news about expansion.

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The Spirit needed a late equalizer and penalty kicks to overcome Gotham while Marta’s turn-back-the-clock goal stood up as the game-winner in the Pride win over the Current. The NWSL Championship is next.

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