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A nit by HTownND

"women's soccer here and around the world will go back into the Stone Age."


I disagree with the bolded part. The viable options for women outside the US have grown, and may have already surpassed the NWSL. The European women's club teams will continue to exist, regardless of what's going on here. Given the resources and investment at those clubs in women's soccer, it's not going to be long until the best and brightest play in Europe for Arsenal, Chelsea, City, PSG, Lyon, Barca, etc, who all have excellent women's programs, and have more money to invest in them than anyone in the US.

I don't think the fate of women's soccer is tied to the US anymore.