Attacking Third: A CBS Sports Women's Soccer Podcast

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USWNT Year in Review: The Top Three U.S. National Team Moments of 2021 (Soccer 12/29) Dec 29, 2021

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As we prepare for 2022 and the New Year, Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman reflect on 2021 and the USWNT. They discuss the top 3 moments for the USWNT in 2021 from the Tokyo Olympics to Carli Lloyd's retirement to the newest wave of young talent coming into the senior national team.

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Exclusive Interview: 2022 NWSL Draft #1 Overall Pick Naomi Girma (Soccer 12/27) Dec 27, 2021

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Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman welcome 2022 NWSL Draft #1 overall pick Naomi Girma to the show. The defender out of Stanford was drafted to San Diego Wave FC, the newest expansion club in the league. Naomi discusses where she was during the draft, how she celebrated, how she's looking forward to learning from Abby Dahlkemper and her new professional game-day routine.

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Exclusive Interview: Angel City FC head coach Freya Coombe on drafting her premier roster ahead of the 2022 NWSL season (Soccer 12/22) Dec 22, 2021

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Angel City FC head coach Freya Coombe joined Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman to discuss everything involving launching a new club in the NWSL. Coombe discusses her decision to leave Gotham FC to join Angel City, how she chose players in the Expansion and NWSL Drafts and what she see's in the new draft picks she chose - Hope Breslin, Lily Nabet and Miri Taylor. Coombe opens up about her tactical plan for 2022 with Angel City and how the players fit the mold of the team she is building. Plus, she discloses her favorite holiday treat - The Dish!

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🚨 Washington Spirit names Kris Ward permanent head coach (Soccer 12/20) Dec 20, 2021

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The Washington Spirit announced Monday morning that acting head coach Kris Ward has been promoted to the permanent head coach position ahead of the 2022 season. Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman discuss the promotion for Ward and his success in the 2021 season. Ward took over as acting head coach of Spirit in August and went 9-2-3 since he started - both losses coming as COVID-19 forfeit - and ultimately winning the NWSL Championship for the first time in club history.

Exclusive Interview: NWSL PA launches emergency fund NET and continues fight for CBA (Soccer 12/20) Dec 20, 2021

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NWSL Players Association executive director Meghann Burke and former NWSL Kansas City Current player, now PA Business Agent, Sydney Miramontez join Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman for an exclusive interview. They discuss Sydney's new full-time role with the PA, the most recent emergency fund initiative to support the players and the current state of the CBA negotiations with the players' union.

National Emergency Trust (3:37)

CBA (14:30)

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2022 NWSL Draft Recap: Defender Naomi Girma Drafted #1 Overall to San Diego Wave FC (Soccer 12/18) Dec 19, 2021

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Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman join you LIVE after the 2022 NWSL Draft to recap the biggest and best picks. They discuss the top 5 overall picks in the NWSL draft, the biggest surprises throughout the drafts and the trades that occurred during the NWSL Draft. Plus, they discuss the new 2022 NWSL Schedule Framework that was announced between the First and Second Rounds.

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2022 NWSL Expansion Draft Recap: San Diego Wave FC & Angel City FC Expansion Draft and Trade Update (Soccer 12/16) Dec 17, 2021

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Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman recap the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft between Angel City FC and San Diego Wave FC. They discuss the biggest players drafted to each expansion club and break down the current roster for each club. They discuss the Expansion Draft and which club scored higher. Then, they recap the post-draft trades that happened between NWSL clubs.

NWSL Expansion Draft Picks (30:07)

NWSL Trades (32.38)

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2022 NWSL Draft Preview: The biggest college draft picks of 2022 with league analyst Lori Lindsey (Soccer 12/15) Dec 15, 2021

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Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman welcome NWSL Analyst and former USWNT star Lori Lindsey onto the show to preview the 2022 NWSL Draft. They cover the draft rules, the draft order starting with San Diego Wave FC and ask Lori her biggest picks heading into Saturday's NWSL Draft. They discuss the top prospects of the 2022 draft including Jaelin Howell, Naomi Girma, Mia Fishel and Diana Ordoñez. Plus, they discuss who was left off of the registration list and which players are "sleepers" and might not be drafted in the first or second round but could make a huge impact in the league.

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Q&A with Lori Lindsey (2:59)

Biggest 2022 NWSL Draft Picks (23:58)

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🚨 Alex Morgan Traded to San Diego FC: Morgan's former teammate Kaylyn Kyle on the importance of the trade (Soccer 12/13) Dec 13, 2021

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San Diego Wave FC announces the signing of USWNT forward Alex Morgan from Orlando Pride. Lisa Roman welcomes Canadian International and former NWSL teammate of Alex Morgan Kaylyn Kyle to the show. They discuss what 2x World Cup Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist Alex Morgan's move to San Diego means for Orlando and the expansion club Wave FC.

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2022 NWSL Expansion Draft Preview with Marisa Pilla: San Diego Wave FC and Angel City FC (Soccer 12/13) Dec 13, 2021

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Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman welcome NWSL Reporter Marisa Pilla to preview the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft. They discuss Marisa's preparation for the Expansion Draft, preparing for two teams vs just one, altering from an in-person draft to virtual and how she plans to conduct virtual interviews. Plus, they dive into the Expansion Draft rules, how they've changed since the trade deadline has ended, the protected players, unprotected players and which US Allocated Players will most likely be drafted to the new expansion clubs.

Q&A with Marisa Pilla (4:08)

Expansion Draft Predictions ( 26:52)

'Attacking Third' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

Follow the Attacking Third team on Twitter: @AttackingThird, @SandHerrera_, @LRoman32

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

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