The Best NWSL Players Never to Make a Major Tournament Roster, According to g+

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The Best NWSL Players Never to Make a Major Tournament Roster, According to g+

The last three World Cup cycles have been marked by something with which the U.S. Women’s National Team has never previously dealt: a stable and robust professional domestic league. No such league existed from 1991 - 2000, the first wave of top-level international women’s soccer tournaments. The WUSA was in the middle of collapsing as the U.S. hosted the 2003 World Cup, and the program would return to its 1990s structure for the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, along with the 2007 World Cup. The 2011 tournament came in the middle of the chaotic final WPS season. The NWSL finally stuck, and was eventually able to thrive without the direct support of U.S. Soccer. The USWNT now operates like any other international program would: as the supplemental training, developmental, financial, and competitive environment for players relative to their clubs. 

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Which Goalkeepers Won the Challenge Cup (and What They Still Have to Work On)

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Which Goalkeepers Won the Challenge Cup (and What They Still Have to Work On)

The NWSL Challenge Cup looked to be set on a predictable path when the knockout stage started but some penalty heroics and general top-notch goalkeeping gave way for the top seeds booking early travel plans back home. But which goalkeeper stood on their head to keep their team’s tournament hopes alive? And what questions do they need to answer going forward? And how many rhetorical questions can we fit in this post? Keep reading to find out!

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What Each Goalkeeper Needs to do to Advance in the Challenge Cup

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What Each Goalkeeper Needs to do to Advance in the Challenge Cup

Win or go home! After four games each participating NWSL team (RIP Orlando Pride) faces off in a do or die situation. With the group stage done, now it’s time to look ahead to what each goalkeeper needs to do to push their team into the semifinals of the NWSL Challenge Cup.

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NWSL Challenge Cup Goalkeeper Power Rankings: Round Three

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NWSL Challenge Cup Goalkeeper Power Rankings: Round Three

We’ve made it through round three of the NWSL Challenge Cup and there’s a new top dog in the house, with some solid performances from new faces! Be sure to catch up on our round one and round two recaps, but round three was the strongest round by far for goalkeepers, so let’s get into it.

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