Attacking Third: A CBS Sports Women's Soccer Podcast

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Exclusive Interview: NWSL to the Bay Founding Members Aly Wagner and Brandi Chastain (Soccer 6/27) Jun 27, 2022

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Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman welcome special guests Aly Wagner and Brandi Chastain to the show. Aly and Brandi are former USWNT players, Santa Clara Broncos and the newest founding members along with other USWNT legends Danielle Slaton and Leslie Osborne of the newest potential NWSL Expansion group in the San Francisco Bay Area. Brandi and Aly talk about why they chose the northern California area, what this specific group of women can bring to a new team and more. Plus, they pick which team THEY would like to play for in the NWSL today.

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USWNT vs Colombia Full Preview: Player Predictions, Game Analysis, Who will run the USA Midfield? (Soccer 6/24) Jun 24, 2022

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Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman welcome Lori Lindsey to the show to preview the USWNT Friendlies vs Colombia. They discuss the importance of the US playing two friendlies before heading to Mexico for the Women's World Cup Qualifiers in the Concacaf W Championship. Lori reflects on the importance of these lead-up matches as a player and what this could mean for player rotation during these two friendlies. Plus, they dive into the midfield tactics and what to expect from the USA against a midfield like Colombia. The conversation naturally turns to the defensive midfield six role and what we need to see from Andi Sullivan. Then, they each give their player predictions as to which players they want to see show up be and have a great handful of matches. Full preview, analysis and more.

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USA vs Colombia Preview: Former Colombian International Melissa Ortiz preview the USWNT vs Colombia Friendly (Soccer 6/22) Jun 22, 2022

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Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman welcome former Colombian international Melissa Ortiz to the show to preview the USWNT friendly vs Colombia. Melissa talks about being a Colombian-American and her first time playing against the United States Women's National Team and how much experience and growth it gives to the players and the federations to compete in these friendlies. Melissa gives insight into the Colombian roster pointing out the biggest names to watch from their biggest players Catalina Usme and Leicy Santos to the young scorer Linda Caicedo, and the Colombian-Americas in Elexa Marie Bahr and Angela Barón.

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NWSL Recap: Portland downs Orlando 6-0 in biggest victory since 2014 | San Diego Wave tops standings (Soccer 6/20) Jun 20, 2022

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Lisa Roman and Lori Lindsey recap the weekend slate of NWSL games. Saturday features 16 goals in 3 games as Portland, San Diego and Houston take home BIG wins. Then the recap the pair of ties between Washington and Louisville, Kansas City and Chicago. Plus, OL Reign sneaks out a 1-0 win over Angel City. Full recaps, analysis and more.

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NWSL Preview:Washington Spirit look to get 3 points over Racing | Gotham hosts San Diego Wave | Preview, Predictions and Picks (Soccer 6/17) Jun 17, 2022

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Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman preview the weekend slate of NWSL games. All six teams compete in match day 8 of the NWSL regular season. Friday kicks off with a match in D.C. as Washington Spirit host Racing Louisville. The Spirit look for their first win since the opening weekend of the year. On Saturday, two matches take place. Kansas City vs Chicago Red Stars and OL Reign host Angel City FC. On Sunday, three matches are set to take place. The day starts with Portland Thorns hosting Orlando Pride, then San Diego Wave FC travels to Red Bull Arena to play Gotham FC and Sunday evening closes out with North Carolina vs Houston Dash. Full weekend preview with picks, predictions, analysis and more.

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News and Notes: Christen Press tears ACL with Angel City | Concacaf W Championship Rosters announced (Soccer 6/15) Jun 15, 2022

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Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman discuss the latest news and notes around the world of women’s soccer. Up first, they discuss the injury report update from US International and Angel City forward Christen Press who posted on social media that she has torn her ACL. This injury comes after Press rejoined the NWSL with her hometown club in LA. Sandra and Lisa discuss the open trade window in the NWSL with Racing Louisville waiving defender Erin Simon. Then they breakdown the Concacaf rosters that have been announced and the crossover with international rosters in the NWSL. The 2022 Women’s Euros begin the first week of July and a lot of Euro rosters have been announced with crossover in the NWSL with many players as well.

*This episode was recorded prior to the reporting by The Equalizer that OL Reign has acquired forward Tobin Heath's playing rights from Racing Louisville in exchange for $50,000 in sllocation money, a second-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft and a natural fourth-round pick in the same draft.

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The USWNT Hour: Immediate reaction to the USWNT Roster for the Concacaf W Championship and World Cup Qualifiers (Soccer 6/13) Jun 13, 2022

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Lisa Roman and Lori Lindsey welcome Sandra Herrera to the show to discuss Vlatko Andonovski's 23-player roster for the Concacaf W Championships plus the three additional players called up for the June international window when the USA plays Colombia. They discuss their initial reactions to the roster and discuss how Megan Rapinoe was called into the camp over Christen Press. Lori gives her thoughts on why Rapinoe deserves to be called in. They discuss the most surprising names on the roster and how we could see these players making a difference. Then Sandra, Lori and Lisa look at the starting lineups for the USA during the Concacaf W Championship and World Cup Qualifiers in Mexico. Based on the 23-player roster that Vlatko Andonovski has named ahead of the June international break. They discuss the midfield for the USWNT and which players will slot into that role. Plus, they discuss which front line should be the most lethal in Concacaf competition.

NWSL Recap: Portland Thorns, Angel City and North Carolina win multi-goal games | Recap and Analysis (Soccer 6/12) Jun 13, 2022

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Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman recap the weekend slate of NWSL games. Sunday closes out with Houston Dash vs Portland Thorns in Houston. Saturday featured high-scoring affairs between Washington and North Carolina, and Racing Louisville vs Angel City. Plus, close games in the NWSL featured Chicago and Kansas City winning on one-goal games while OL Reign and San Diego split points. Full recap and analysis.

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NWSL Weekend Preview: Washington vs North Carolina in a Challenge Cup Rematch | Midweek Recap: All points split (Soccer 6/10) Jun 10, 2022

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Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman run through the latest news in the NWSL. Orlando Pride head coach Amanda Cromwell and assistant Sam Greene have been placed on administrative leave by the club. This comes after a recommendation from the NWSL and the NWSL PA in response to the pending results of an investigation into alleged retaliation in violation of the NWSL Policy to Prevent and Eliminate Workplace Discrimination Harassment, and Bullying. The Pride have promoted assistant coach Seb Hines as the interim head coach. Also, Kansas City announces a trade with Racing Louisville sending forward Cece Kizer and defender Addison Merrick back home to Kansas City. Lisa gives her thoughts on the trade and why it could be detrimental to Racing Louisville's attack.

Then, they recap the midweek action. With one game on Tuesday, between Angel City and Houston Dash, and two games Wednesday - Chicago vs Washington and Portland vs San Diego Wave. Each game ended in a draw with all teams splitting the points. Full recap and analysis. Then, Sandra and Lisa preview the full weekend slate of games. Each team plays again with quick turn around for those with midweek games. They each give their picks and predictions. Full preview, analysis, picks and predictions.

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🚨🏳️‍🌈Exclusive Interview: San Diego midfielder Christen Westphal & Portland defender Maddie Pogarch (Soccer 6/8) Jun 08, 2022

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Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman sit down with San Diego Wave’s midfielder Christen Westphal and Portland Thorn’s defender Maddie Pogarch to talk about Pride month. As two players in the NWSL, part of the LBGTQ+ community, and in a relationship with each other, Christen and Maddie give insight into how they make it work. They discuss how Pride in the NWSL has evolved over the years and what they hope it looks like in the future. Plus, Maddie and Christen give a little smack talk before they are set to face each other on the field in a big NWSL Regular Season battle as San Diego Wave hosts Portland Thorns.

100% of the proceeds from Christen and Maddie’s GoFundMe page goes directly to the Trevor Project.

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