2022 NWSL Season Previews: Chicago Red Stars, Portland Thorns FC, Washington Spirit

2022 NWSL Season Previews: Chicago Red Stars, Portland Thorns FC, Washington Spirit

The 2022 NWSL season is nearly upon us! We’ll be publishing three team previews every weekday until the NWSL regular season opens on Friday, April 29, 2022. Previews will be released in reverse order of how each team finished in the 2022 Challenge Cup’s group stage. You can find all of them here!

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The Most Interesting Teams in the NWSL Challenge Cup So Far

The Most Interesting Teams in the NWSL Challenge Cup So Far

The preliminary rounds of the Challenge Cup are wrapped up. The seeds are set.

While the first few games saw teams experiment with styles of play and roster rotation (at least for some teams), teams now have to put the pieces together as the knockout rounds begin. We looked at the performances of a couple teams to see where they’re succeeding, and more importantly, what they need to improve upon to be successful in their knockout matches. Here's a look at four of the teams we found most interesting thus far.

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NWSL Mini-Previews: Washington SpiriT and Houston Dash

NWSL Mini-Previews: Washington SpiriT and Houston Dash

The time has come. This weekend, the NWSL will return as the first professional sports league in the United States to take the field since the COVID-19 pandemic began. After writing previews since before the Challenge Cup was even announced (here are parts one and two), we’re excited to share our final set on the last three teams in the league.

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