Ranking EVERY NWSL MVP Candidate | Barbra Banda, Trinity Rodman, Rose Lavelle & MORE | Plus Rookie of the Year Favorites

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Claire breaks down the NWSL MVP race and Rookie of the Year favorites.

Claire breaks down the NWSL MVP race with Orlando's Barbra Banda leading the way. If the race ended today, she's taking it. A WILD golden boot race with Ashley Sanchez, Olivia Moultrie keeping Portland at the top of the table, and Rose Lavelle Leading Gotham. Plus NWSL Rookie of the Year watch! This episode is presented by Ally Bank, member FDIC Chapters 00:00 Introduction 04:14 Barbra Banda 06:05 Olivia Moultrie 07:58 Rose Lavelle 09:52 Ashley Sanchez 12:25 Trinity Rodmans 12:47 Dudinha 14:16 Taylor Flint 18:29 Rookie of the Year Watch Just Women’s Sports is the leading digital media platform dedicated exclusively to women’s sports. In a world where women’s sports have been historically underfunded and under-promoted, Just Women’s Sports exists to shine a light on all the stories, athletes and moments that define and fuel the space. Through original podcasts, premium video programming, social media, editorial content, a newsletter, and exclusive merchandise and live events, Just Women’s Sports is committed to making it both easy and fun to be a women’s sports fan. Add us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justwomenssports/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/justwsports Tik Tok…

People in this episode

Host: Claire Watkins

Topics covered

• NWSL MVP race
• soccer
• women's sports
• Rookie of the Year
• player rankings

Keywords

• NWSL
• MVP candidates
• Barbra Banda
• Trinity Rodman
• Rose Lavelle
• Rookie of the Year
• women's soccer

Sponsors

Ally Bank

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Just Women’s Sports

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