About this episode

The crew reviews the first week of the NWSL season, highlighting a large crowd in Boston and player returns, while discussing the struggles of the Spirit and Stars.

This week the crew reviews Week 1 including a massive crowd in Boston, the return of Savy King (heart surgery) and Sophia Wilson (maternity), and the rough start of the season for the Spirit and Stars. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nwslthisweek.substack.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Dan Lauletta, Bekki Morgan, Michael Minnich

Topics covered

• NWSL
• soccer
• season review
• crowd attendance
• player returns
• team struggles

Keywords

• NWSL
• soccer
• Boston
• Savy King
• Sophia Wilson
• Spirit
• Stars
• season start
• crowd

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Spirit, Stars

Places: Boston

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