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Your home for coverage of the #NWSL #USWNT & women's soccer worldwide | Podcasts: @DashActually @PurplePulsePod @The123rdMinute @DashToTheRaces @GothamRisesPod

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As of this week, @TheSoccerCritic is stepping back from managing Backline and @olneyce is taking over as editor-in-chief. We've got a lot of exciting new #NWSL #USWNT and global #WoSo content coming your way. Join us for the ride!
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Backline Insider: A Touch Hazy on the Details

@olneyce @RadioactivClown and @lawson_sv discuss internationals. Including the new-look #USWNT and Asian Cup. And do we like *any* of the Euro challengers?

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Around the World in Women's Soccer: The Filipina Malditas | @findingallison

The Philippines just qualified for their first World Cup. It’s been a tough road, but they’re ready for the challenge.

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Around the World in Women's Soccer: The Filipina Malditas | @findingallison

The Philippines just qualified for their first World Cup. It’s been a tough road, but they’re ready for the challenge.

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[ORLANDO PRIDE 2024 NWSL CHAMPS 💜 @PurplePulsePod]

GOOOOOOOD MORNING PRIDE FANS!! @RadioactivClown and @BriLeBlanc5 are back with a brand new episode. We cover the last departures and arrivals for the Pride https://t.co/UQb1CJuh2o

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Backline Insider: New Year’s Resolutions

@olneyce @lawson_sv and @ohreferee talk over the Euros, Champions League, and NWSL—along with a few things they plan to do in the new year.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR! WE BACK Y’ALL WE BACK!!

@RadioactivClown and @BriLeBlanc5 cover the off season, the expansion draft and what the future looks like for the Pride https://t.co/j0RKXabR7R

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Thanks to Kaitlynn, Jeremy, Aileen, Sarah, and Denisse for joining our Patreon this week. Really appreciate the support, and we look forward to bringing you more great content in 2022!

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[Charles Olney @olneyce]

I’ve done some snarky tweets, but I wanted to actually try and develop the point. This article does that, while also acknowledging that of course she deserves a ton of credit for getting Chelsea this far.

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Barcelona are favorites to win the Champions League, but they’re not unbeatable | @olneyce

Barca stormed to the #UWCL trophy last year, but retaining the title won’t be nearly as straightforward as it may seem.

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Is Emma Hayes a Great Coach? | @olneyce

Chelsea's coach has been widely praised, but just how good is she? Charles tries to offer a bit of nuance.

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Barcelona are favorites to win the Champions League, but they’re not unbeatable | @olneyce

Barca stormed to the #UWCL trophy last year, but retaining the title won’t be nearly as straightforward as it may seem.

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With the list now complete, what does everyone think? Which picks are on the money? Which are wildly off the mark? Who was left out that should have made the cut?

[Guardian sport @guardian_sport]

Our final list and a new No 1 is revealed …

The 100 best female footballers in the world 2021, with @OffsideRulePod https://t.co/tthG91p59g

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#USWNT and #NWSL players from 11-40

18. Christine Sinclair
20. Sam Mewis
27. Debinha
30. Rose Lavelle
35. Lindsey Horan
37. Eugenie Le Sommer
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#USWNT and #NWSL players on the list so far:

71. Carli Lloyd
82. Ashley Hatch
84. Becky Sauerbrunn
87. Cat Macario
90. Rachel Daly
92. Midge Purce
93. Julie Ertz
95. Trinity Rodman
97. Mal Pugh

[The Guardian @guardian]

The 100 best female footballers in the world 2021: Nos 100-71 https://t.co/00hfLMjbPd

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#USWNT and #NWSL players from 41-70:

43. Jess Fishlock
46. Dzsenifer Marozsán
51. Tobin Heath
52. Megan Rapinoe
53. Crystal Dunn
57. Marta
58. Christen Press

[The Offside Rule @OffsideRulePod]

We continue our Top 100 countdown with the 30 players who have placed 70 - 41 in this year's rankings... 💪

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The @ORLPride have officially announced Amanda Cromwell as their new head coach. Only a few coaches have stepped over from the college game. Will Cromwell find the kind of success in Orlando that she did at UCLA?

[The Offside Rule @OffsideRulePod]

Check out who ranks 100 - 71 as we kick off the 2021 edition of the Top 100 Female Footballers of the Year! 👀

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Our own @olneyce joins the voting pool the year. Stay tune to @OffsideRulePod for the rest of the week to see the #Top100 revealed.

[The Offside Rule @OffsideRulePod]

🥁 Our 2021 #Top100 panel is led by the likes of Vlatko Andonovski 🇺🇲, Lluis Cortes 🇪🇸, Joe Montemurro 🇦🇺 & Jonas Eidevall 🇸🇪.

We're also delighted to welcome Laura Harvey 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥��󠁧󠁿, Zsanett Jakabfi 🇭🇺, Natalia Arroyo 🇪🇸 and many others to our panel of 86 judges for the first time.

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Includes celebrations of the Washington Spirit and Tori Huster in particular, some other favorite NWSL players from 2021, the incredible Formiga, and interesting performances from Concacaf, Asia, Oceania, and more!

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Backline Insider: Reasons to be Thankful

It’s been a tough year to be a woso fan. In spite of that, @FindingAllison @lawson_sv and @olneyce talk over some of their reasons to be thankful.

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