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Tag: NSWL
Breaking: NWSL Releases Full 2017 Schedule
The NWSL dropped the full 24-match schedule for each of the 10 teams this morning, to the great relief of fans across the world.
Each team will play 24 matches–12 home and 12 away–and meet with every club at least twice, once at home and once away. The teams’ schedules include three games each against six selected teams, and two games against the remaining three teams.
The confirmed schedules include three FIFA windows–one in each June, July, and September–to allow international players the freedom to return home for National Team duties, but will not feature an extended break as it has over the past two summers (for 2015’s World Cup and 2016’s Olympics, respectively).
Details on which games will be aired on Lifetime each weekend are not yet available.
Breaking News: Carli Lloyd Heading to Manchester City Women
Reports broke on late Tuesday afternoon that Carli Lloyd was expected to sign with the Manchester City Women of England’s FAWSL. Corey Roepken first broke the news that Lloyd was heading to the UK.
Today that report was confirmed when the Manchester City Women announced the signing via Twitter.
Man City Women welcomes the two-time FIFA Player of the Year (2015, 2016) as they enter the FAWSL Spring Series and gear up for the UEFA Women’s Champions League competition, which concludes in June. Lloyd is expected to return to the NWSL and Houston Dash after that.
Though Dash fans may be disappointed, the Dash wished her well on this journey:
And Dash coach Randy Waldrum doesn’t seem concerned that her absence will impact the team negatively, assuring the fans that the team has many talented players returning for the 2017 season, and that “nothing will change with regards to our goals and expectations for our team.”
Lloyd herself is excited about the opportunity, telling CityTV:
“It’s definitely an unbelievable opportunity to be able to compete in the Spring Series, the FA Cup and most importantly, the Champions League.”
Manchester City Women’s full announcement and additional details can be found at their website.
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