Welcome to You Play Like A Girl, a blog about women’s soccer. I’m going to be covering all sides of women’s soccer, and focusing a lot on the new and upcoming women’s professional soccer league in the United States, the NWSL!
Most people in the U.S. wouldn’t believe that soccer is in fact the most popular youth sport in all of the country, with over 3,000,000 kids registered between the ages of five and nineteen. And even with that huge amount, professional soccer, be it men’s or women’s, has yet to really stake a solid foothold in American culture. And, try as they might, the women players in this country, who have found great success on the international stage since their inception in 1985, have also had great turmoil in creating a stable and successful professional league.
Here’s a timeline of women’s professional soccer in the United States.
But, fear not!
They are giving it another go this Spring, unveiling the National Women’s Soccer League in the coming few months.
Women’s soccer fans around the country are hoping that for professional soccer in this United States, the third time around really is a charm.
Here Kate Markgraf, former professional player, explains why this time around, the women could find a league with a true chance at sustainability.
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