Meg Linehan
Abby Wambach Leaves Soccer, Enters Pantheon of All-Time Greats
Wambach will leave the game a legend, a warrior for the sport of soccer and for female athletes, a frustrating and flawed FIFA Ballon d'Or winner.
Congresswoman Speier's Gender Equality Summit: Title IX For Pro Sports?
After a tepid response from FIFA, Congresswoman Jackie Speier hopes to enact change on her own.
Victory at Home: Crystal Dunn's Breakout Summer
She may have been left off the U.S. roster for the Women's World Cup this summer, but Crystal Dunn is having a star-making season in the National Women's Soccer League.
An Open Letter to Congress About Open Letters to Sepp Blatter
This week, Representative Jackie Speier and other members of Congress wrote to Sepp Blatter demanding gender equality in soccer. But there are issues with the women's game closer to home, too.
Sights From the USWNT Victory Parade in NYC
We sent Meg Linehan to chronicle the ticker tape parade in NYC honoring the USWNT for their World Cup win.
Stone Cold Weirdo Carli Lloyd Leads U.S. Into World Cup Final
Carli Lloyd has been an important leader for the U.S. during the World Cup. Will she be able to erase the haunting memory of a missed penalty kick in the 2011 final?
Julie Johnston and Why U.S. Soccer Needs the NWSL
Julie Johnston has become the breakout star for the U.S. during the Women's World Cup. Her development while playing in the NWSL has played a big part of her success.
Abby Wambach's Fall From Grace
Abby Wambach is one of the greatest women's soccer players of all time. But her recent play has put the U.S. national team in a precarious position.
Why Is the Rhetoric So Amped When We Talk About Hope Solo?
Hope Solo seems to earn more vitriol from the media than any other female athlete. Is it overcompensation for all the stories of male athlete domestic violence against women?
How the Media and U.S. Soccer Made the Hope Solo Story Even Worse
Sports media members that rarely cover women's soccer and the tone-deaf PR of U.S. Soccer joined forces to, somehow, make Hope Solo a face of domestic violence in sports.