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The episode discusses the addition of Columbus to the NWSL and previews Week 5 matches.

Lisa Carlin, Darian Jenkins, and McCall Zerboni are live for the latest episode of Attacking Third! On this show, they discuss the breaking news of the 18th club being awarded to Columbus. What does this mean for the league's rapid growth in the NWSL? Plus, should the NWSL calendar align with the European calendar? We discuss! NWSL Week 5 is upon us! Can the Washington Spirit maintain its momentum against the Kansas City Current in a battle of titans? 00:00 - Attacking Third 03:41 - NWSL welcomes Columbus, OH, to the league 13:32 - Reaction to NWSL Board vote to change the calendar 23:15 - Project ACL 28:53 - NWSL Week 5 Preview: Washington Spirit vs KC Current 33:33 - NWSL Week 5 Preview: Angel City vs Portland Thorns 39:00 - Other NWSL games from this weekend 41:32 - UWCL Preview - Bayern vs Barcelona 46:41 - UWCL Preview - Arsenal vs OL Lyonnes 50:55 - World women’s football Top 5 Power Rankings Watch USWNT and NWSL games on P+" with a link to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.paramountplus.com/home/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Attacking Third is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple…

People in this episode

Hosts: Lisa Carlin, Darian Jenkins, McCall Zerboni

Topics covered

• NWSL
• Columbus
• soccer calendar
• Washington Spirit
• Week 5 Preview
• women's football
• power rankings

Keywords

• NWSL
• Columbus
• Washington Spirit
• Kansas City Current
• soccer calendar
• women's football
• power rankings

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NWSL

Places: Columbus, Washington Spirit, Kansas City Current, Angel City, Portland Thorns, Bayern, Barcelona, Arsenal, OL Lyonnes

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