Freelance writer. Women's soccer contributor for Defector. Editor for The IX Soccer and the Equalizer. Bylines in the Guardian, the Cutback, and the Montreal Gazette. Former Normal Gossip intern. She/her. More info at abigailsegel dot com
Abigail Segel
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The USWNT learned how to punch back in their not-so-friendly friendlies against Brazil, but what else they learned remains to be seen. The World Cup can't come soon enough!!
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In the weeks following the announcement of the NWSL’s expansion to Columbus, I spoke to 6 fans who plan to buy season tickets about their excitement for the team, their mixed feelings about how it came to be, and what comes next:
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In the weeks following the announcement of the NWSL’s expansion to Columbus, I spoke to 6 fans who plan to buy season tickets about their excitement for the team, their mixed feelings about how it came to be, and what comes next:
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Michelle Cooper is good at soccer imo
Anumita has a great rundown of what each NWSL team needs as the summer transfer season heats up:
we won 😭
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In Portland, where soccer has long been political, a new USL W team brought on the local Planned Parenthood as a kit sponsor. I spoke with folks from the Cherry Bombs, PP, & the Rose City Riveters about the collab & how reproductive health impacts women's sports: www.theixsports.com/the-ix-socce...
In Portland, where soccer has long been political, a new USL W team brought on the local Planned Parenthood as a kit sponsor. I spoke with folks from the Cherry Bombs, PP, & the Rose City Riveters about the collab & how reproductive health impacts women's sports: www.theixsports.com/the-ix-socce...
I conducted a scientific evaluation of the Denver Summit, with a focus on the most important metric for expansion teams: Are they any fun to watch?
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What is the most viewed women’s soccer league in the world? The NWSL? Good guess, but not it. The WSL? No. Frauen Bundesliga? A-League W? Liga F? Nope, nope, and nope.
It’s Liga MX Femenil.
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“Accept it. Accept it. It’s an uncontrollable. You cannot change it. Get over it. Get on with it.” Emma Hayes’s words may have aspired to equanimity, but her tone betrayed her. Coming off a 2-1 loss t...
A $205m expansion team is a sign of the league’s rapid growth, but conflicts over funding and facilities show the tensions of public-private partnerships in sports
A $205m expansion team is a sign of the league’s rapid growth, but conflicts over funding and facilities show the tensions of public-private partnerships in sports
La Liga BBVA MX Femenil es potencia mundial al registrar casi 70 millones en el 2025. El crecimiento no para y a continuación te mostramos los detalles
LAVAL, QUEBEC — I wasn’t close enough to hear Laura Stacey’s screams last Thursday, but I saw her wife’s panic clear as day. “When one of my teammates gets caught, I get fired up,” Marie-Philip Poulin...
There are many ways to measure the success of an expansion team. Are they filling stadiums? Do local fans seem engaged? Do they have an identity on the field? And, of course, are they any good? It’s ...
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NWSL transfer news is already aflutter, and the chaos will likely increase when the secondary transfer window opens in July. @ajsportstat.bsky.social picks what position each team should look to fill this summer based on the first third of the season:
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Michelle Cooper is finally having the pro season that her college career suggested she could, and she's earned consistent USWNT call-ups as a result. On the third-year Kansas City Current forward's talents and tenacity: defector.com/michelle-coo...
The first third of the season showed us which areas of the pitch each NWSL team should look to fill this summer.
Michelle Cooper took her time. When Temwa Chawinga sent a slow ball to the space in front of her—a ball Chawinga only had because of a turnover Cooper had caused—she moved laterally with it, waiting f...
