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A reminder of relevant NASL lawsuit material after seven years
A reminder of relevant NASL lawsuit material after seven years
Why is the NASL still suing US Soccer?
Beau Dure
Jun 27
How to convince people to root for the US women’s soccer team
How to convince people to root for the US women’s soccer team
The Women’s World Cup is here, and you’re excited! Of course!
Beau Dure
Jul 20, 2023
Timeless top stories
Multiple pathways keep everyone involved in soccer
Multiple pathways keep everyone involved in soccer
My latest piece for Soccer America drew some good feedback from people at all levels of the game. That’s always gratifying, but it’s…
Beau Dure
Jan 21, 2021
A Recreational/Most Travel Soccer Manifesto (updated)
A Recreational/Most Travel Soccer Manifesto (updated)
A couple of years ago, I wrote a Recreational Soccer Manifesto for SoccerWire. At the time, I was focused more on the younger age groups…
Beau Dure
Oct 1, 2018
Bribery scandal’s lesson: Athletes get free passes (also, MIT is a jock school?)
Bribery scandal’s lesson: Athletes get free passes (also, MIT is a jock school?)
Being a parent opens your eyes to a few things. You realize how far the USA lags behind other countries in family leave and child care…
Beau Dure
Mar 14, 2019
Equal pay
Women’s soccer “equal pay” film LFG review: WTF?
Women’s soccer “equal pay” film LFG review: WTF?
I wrote about 2,400 words explaining why I feel compelled to write pieces like the one I just did for Soccer America on the women’s team…
Beau Dure
Jun 17, 2021
Equal-pay play: No friendly gap, narrowed Cup bonuses
Equal-pay play: No friendly gap, narrowed Cup bonuses
Now that the national team pay calculator is done (more or less), we can run some scenarios.
Beau Dure
Jul 8, 2019
No, the WNT didn’t lose in court because the MNT lost in Couva
No, the WNT didn’t lose in court because the MNT lost in Couva
The men’s soccer team made less money per game after botching World Cup qualifying. That’s ironic, but that didn’t force this legal…
Beau Dure
May 4, 2020
Will the U.S. women’s back pay demands hurt future women’s soccer players?
I’ve been covering women’s sports for about three decades now. Not as 100% of my job — through most of my employment, I’ve had a lot of…
Beau Dure
Feb 21, 2020
Harvard analysis shows deeply embedded misinformation on women’s soccer pay
Harvard analysis shows deeply embedded misinformation on women’s soccer pay
It’s not their faults.
Beau Dure
Jan 22, 2020
A quick guide to the U.S. women’s soccer pay dispute
This World Cup is going to be quite competitive, today’s 13–0 rout notwithstanding. The bad news is that the USA’s chances of winning are…
Beau Dure
Jun 11, 2019
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