Attacking Third: A CBS Sports Women's Soccer Podcast

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News & Notes: NWSL Expansion Team Updates | WSL season nears end | Challenge Cup Preview (Soccer 5/10) May 10, 2023

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Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman run through the latest news and notes around the world of women's football. They preview the loan NWSL Challenge Cup match between Washington Spirit and Orlando Pride on Wednesday night. Sandra and Lisa talk about the latest news including trade rumors and the most recent announcement from the NWSL about adding 4 new teams before 2026. They close out talk about the WSL, Rachel Daly's 20 goals in 20 matches and who will lift the title at the end of the season.

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NWSL Weekend Recap: OL Reign secure #1 spot | Trinity Rodman makes her case for NWSL MVP (Soccer 5/8) May 08, 2023

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Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman recap the weekend slate of NWSL games. San Diego travel to Washington Spirit and it becomes the Trinity Rodman show. Rodman becomes the youngest player to get 10 goals and 10 assists in the NWSL. Plus, North Carolina Courage hosts Portland Thorns in a thrilling 3-3 draw. The purple Superbowl features Orlando Pride picking up their second straight win over Racing Louisville. Rookie forward Messiah Bright is on a roll for Orlando. And after 6 weeks of play, OL Reign take the #1 spot in the standings over Portland Thorns. OL Reign has a Jordyn Huitema show with 2-0 win over Houston Dash. The weekend closed out on Sunday with Chicago hosting Gotham and Lynn Williams putting on a show securing three points for the NJ/NY Side. Plus, Angel City proves the young 18-year-old #1 draft pick was worth all the money as Allyssa Thompson nets her 4th goal of the year for the LA side in a 3-2 win over Kansas City Current. Full recap and analysis

NWSL Weekend Preview: Lynn Williams is unstoppable for Gotham FC | Washington and Portland look to remain undefeated (Soccer 5/4) May 04, 2023

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Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman preview the weekend slate of NWSL games with 12 teams in action. Two undefeated teams play in hopes of keeping their streak alive. Washington Spirit hosts #3 San Diego Wave. Then North Carolina Courage hosts undefeated Portland Thorns. Orlando Pride looks for their second straight win as they host Racing Louisville. Houston Dash travel to Seattle to play OL Reign. On Sunday there are two games, Chicago Red Stars host Gotham FC and the unstoppable Lynn Williams. Plus, Kansas City Current travels to LA to play Angel City. Full preview, picks and predictions.

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Attacking Third is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

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UWCL Final is Set: Barcelona vs Wolfsburg | NWSL Challenge Cup Preview | Fifa threatens World Cup broadcasts (Soccer 5/3) May 03, 2023

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Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman discuss the UEFA Women's Champion's League semifinals between Chelsea vs Barcelona and Arsenal vs Wolfsburg. Sandra and Lisa recap leg 2 of the semifinal and look ahead to the Wolfsburg vs Barca final. The final is set for June 3, Barcelona vs Wolfsburg. Then they preview the midweek NWSL Challenge Cup matches. Chicago Red Stars play their first Challenge Cup game of the season. The latest news around women's football includes Fifa announcing they might not broadcast the 2023 Women's World Cup in Europe if they don't get better broadcast deals. England will be without star Fran Kirby this summer due to injury to another star player. Full news and notes.

Watch USWNT, NWSL and WSL 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 Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

For more soccer coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/

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NWSL Weekend Recap: Week 5 did not disappoint! Julie Ertz scores first goal back | Portland Goalkeeper equalizes | San Diego suffers big loss (Soccer 4/30) May 01, 2023

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Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman recap the crazy chaotic weekend in the NWSL. Debinha finds her footing with the Current scoring a brace in Kansas City's 2-0 win over Gotham FC. On Friday night, Houston and North Carolina only played 52-minutes before the Courage walked away with three points on a loan-goal from Tyler Lussi. The NWSL Week 5 action saw a slew of draws, the most exciting between Portland Thorns and Angel City. The Thorns goalkeeper Bella Bixby makes history as just the second goalkeeper to ever score, her's coming as a stoppage-time, back heel. Then, Orlando Pride picked up their first points of the season on a dominating win over Casey Stoney's Wave side. Full recap, analysis and breakdown.

Watch USWNT, NWSL and WSL 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 Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

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NWSL Weekend Preview: Washington Spirit and Houston Dash push to remain undefeated (Soccer 4/27) Apr 27, 2023

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Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman preview the weekend slate of NWSL games. Full preview, analysis and predictions.

Watch USWNT, NWSL and WSL 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 Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

For more soccer coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/

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News & Notes: NWSL trade news | USA and Mexico submit bid for 2027 World Cup (Soccer 4/28) Apr 26, 2023

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Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman discuss the latest in news and notes around the world of women's football. They talk about the NWSL trade window and Racing Louisville and Washington Spirit making a trade for midfielder Jordan Baggett in exchange for draft picks.They talk about international news. Matt Crocker has been named newest Sporting Director for US Soccer. Plus, Mexico and the United States submit a bid to host the Women's World Cup in 2027.

Watch USWNT, NWSL and WSL 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 Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

For more soccer coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/

To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/

NWSL Weekend Recap: San Diego Wave earn SoCal bragging rights | Lynn Williams dominates for Gotham (Soccer 4/24) Apr 24, 2023

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Sandra Herrera and Claire Watkins run through the weekend's NWSL action beginning with the SoCal derby where San Diego Wave got the win over Angel City. Elsewhere, it rained goals between OL Reign and Chicago Red Stars, Lynn Williams and NY/NJ Gotham lit it up against North Carolina Courage, and Sophia Smith did her World Cup hopes no harm in Portland Thorns's win over Racing Louisville. Full recap, analysis and more.

Watch USWNT, NWSL and WSL 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 Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

For more soccer coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/

To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/

Weekend Preview: Four teams remain undefeated, can they last? (Soccer 4/20) Apr 20, 2023

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Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman preview the weekend. They discuss the midweek Challenge Cup action and how it might affect each team heading into the weekend. Full preview.

Watch USWNT, NWSL and WSL 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 Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

For more soccer coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/

To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/

🚨Breaking: Kansas City Current "part ways" with head coach Matt Potter | UEFA Women's Champions League comes to Golazo Network (Soccer 4/19) Apr 20, 2023

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The Kansas City Current released a statement Wednesday afternoon announcing the club has "parted ways" with head coach Matt Potter. Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman run through the breaking news, what it means, and what comes next for Kansas City as they prepare for their opening Challenge Cup match in just a few hours. Then, in the second half of the episode, Sandra and Lisa announce that the UEFA Women's Champions League is coming to Golazo Network. You can watch all semifinals and the final on Golazo Network starting this weekend. Full story.

Watch USWNT, NWSL and WSL 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 Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

For more soccer coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/

To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/

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