AFC Toronto’s home opener match was characterized by great energy and a complete sell-out of BMO Field Stadium’s lower bowl (Waking The Red Staff, 2025). The crowds at this game demonstrated the immense support Toronto soccer fans have for the development of women’s sports, both locally and across the country. […]
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This is Just the Beginning: U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team Gets Equal Pay
Men in today’s sports are some of the highest paid people in the world. They get thousands and millions of dollars over the course of maybe 5-6 years depending on their contracts. Women in sports on the other hand get a fraction of what the men are making. They’re grateful […]
Read MoreThe Physical Gap Between Our Best Intentions and Reality: The NWSL Crisis
“If we go along with you and lie our asses off, the world of truth and ideals is, er, protected.” That’s a line from an old (if you think the 1970s is old) movie about NASA faking a Mars landing in order to avoid embarrassment and maintain its meaningful work […]
Read MoreA Culture of Silence
Here we go again. Again. Last week, detailed sexual harassment allegations spanning over the past decade against women’s professional soccer coach Paul Riley surfaced in The Athletic. Two former players who claimed to be harassed by Riley, Sinead Farrelly and Mana Shim, and US Women’s National Team star Alex Morgan […]
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