July 13, 2021
Take Olivia Moultrie Seriously by Leo Baudhuin
I can't be the one who's struggling to separate Moultrie's NWSL career from its context and the family that surrounds her.
Leo Baudhuin
April 07, 2021
On the NWSL's Performance of Trans Inclusion by Leo Baudhuin
I'm having a really hard time reconciling the NWSL's trans athlete policy with its self-professed trans and nonbinary inclusion. "We see you, hear you and celebrate you," the NWSL tweeted on Trans Day of Visibility – but I haven't seen the league do anything to support
January 28, 2021
NWSL Announces Troubling COVID Protocols for 2021 Season by Leo Baudhuin
The NWSL published key dates and COVID-19 protocols for its 2021 season in a Wednesday morning release. Under the schedule, all players will report to camp on February 1. According to the NWSL's COVID-19 plan, all players and staff must quarantine for seven days and
January 15, 2021
Trinity Rodman Isn't First by Leo Baudhuin
Trinity Rodman wasn't the first player to leave college before playing a single game in favor of playing professionally, nor will she be the youngest to join the league. And that absence of firsts is what makes 19-year-old Rodman going second overall to the Washington
November 15, 2020
Racing Louisville FC is a Team of Water Signs by Leo Baudhuin
Thursday night, the moment we've all been dreading finally happened: Racing Louisville FC's expansion draft. I have a couple soccer-specific takeaways – specifically that Jennifer Cudjoe, Addisyn Merrick, and Lauren Milliet are all steals and that it's ridiculous Louisville only drafted two midfielders, especially when they
September 23, 2020
Quinn on Coming Out as Trans and "Moving the Needle Forward" by Leo Baudhuin
(Photo: Nikita Taparia) It's been just over two weeks since Canadian national team member and OL Reign player Quinn publicly came out as trans. Their Instagram post – pointing out that "coming out is hard (and kinda BS)" and providing a list of actionable items for