The U.S. women’s national team is now fully focused on next year’s World Cup, but they’ll have a new look once they arrive there. And on the club scene, the NWSL is rocketing towards the finish line with a number of interesting races for clubs and players alike. Steph Yang is here with her take on all of it. 

Steph on the USWNT evolution: https://theathletic.com/3493169/2022/08/10/uswnt-andonovski-evolution/

NWSL chaos: https://theathletic.com/3492615/2022/08/09/nwsl-alex-morgan-sophia-smith-kc-current/

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