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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?
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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!
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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