Attacking Third: A CBS Sports Women's Soccer Podcast

Vlatko Andonovski has dropped his USWNT roster for the April window. Sandra Herrera is joined by former USWNT midfielder Lori Lindsey to discuss the roster. They chat about their initial reactions to the players named on the roster and touch on the biggest names missing. Plus, they look at the most surprising additions to the USWNT roster and how Andonovski will fill the center back holes without...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman welcome Lyon star striker Ada Hegerberg to the show ahead of the Women's Champion's League quarterfinal. Ada discusses the team this season, the form heading into the quarterfinal and the pressure OL faces with the historical legacy of winning the title 7 total times. Ada also discusses her injuries and being sidelined from the game for over 20 months and her journey...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman roll out the fifth and final episode of their Title IX Tuesday Series. This June celebrates the 50th anniversary of the passing of Title IX - a federal civil rights law passed in 1972 prohibiting sex-based discrimination in any school or other educational program that receives funding from the federal government. Sandra and Lisa welcome Sports Media legend and trailbl...

Lisa Roman and former USWNT midfielder Lori Lindsey start a new segment with Attacking Third to discuss all things about the United States Women's National Team. First, they do a Q & A Lori - when she played, her position, how she is a color analyst for NWSL, etc (4:06). Then they discuss the evolution of generations in the USWNT, balancing the veterans vs the younger generation of USWNT playe...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman recap the week 2 slate of matches in the NWSL Challenge Cup. North Carolina Courage secure their second win in as many games. They discuss the Winners and Losers of the weekend highlighting North Carolina Courage, OL Reign and Houston Dash. The losers consist of Orlando Pride, Angel City and Racing Louisville. They discuss the other fixtures with each discussing playe...

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Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman preview the weekend slate of Challenge Cup matches. The Matches of the Weekend include San Diego Wave hosting reigning Challenge Cup champions Portland Thorns, both looking to rise out of the West Region (4:24). Then in first place in the standings, North Carolina Courage hopes to continue their winning streak over Orlando Pride. Sandra and Lisa touch on the Rookies t...

Exclusive interview with Angela Salem, former Portland Thorns midfielder and newest addition to the Washington Spirit coaching staff. Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman sit down with Angela for the second time on Attacking Third, but this time she has retired as a player and is a new coach with reigning NWSL Champions. Angela discusses the decision to become a coach in the NWSL and how speaking with Sp...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman run through the latest news and notes around the world of women's soccer. They discuss the UEFA Women's Champions League returning with the quarterfinal this week. Sandra and Lisa run through the NWSL Challenge Cup week 1 power rankings. They discuss the power rankings heading into the season and how NWSL 2021 Champions Washington Spirit have dropped significantly in...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman roll out the fourth episode of their Title IX Tuesday Series. This June celebrates the 50th anniversary of the passing of Title IX - a federal civil rights law passed in 1972 prohibiting sex-based discrimination in any school or other educational program that receives funding from the federal government. Sandra and Lisa welcome trailblazer, CEO of LA28, bringing the S...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman recap the opening weekend of NWSL Challenge Cup after the last match with full analysis. They discuss the biggest match-up rivalries between Angel City and Wave FC, Portland Thorns and OL Reign and an exciting battle between Houston Dash vs Chicago Red Stars. They discuss the biggest 1v1 battle of the weekend and the biggest defensive showing. 'Attacking Third' is ava...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman preview the opening weekend of the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup! All 12 teams kick off the weekend from Friday-Saturday, watch all games on Paramount +. Sandra and Lisa give pregame analysis for each match starting with the Biggest Matchups of the Weekend. On Saturday the two newest expansion clubs in the NWSL Angel City FC and San Diego Wave will play their first match in...

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Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman react to the NWSL 2022 Regular Season schedule highlighting key dates, big matchups, where to watch the matches and more! '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 Visit the Attacking Thi...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman run through the latest news from around the world in women’s soccer. The latest contract updates in the NWSL starts with Gotham FC resigning midfielder Nahomi Kawasumi and 2022 draft pick goalkeeper Hensley Hancuff, then Portland Thorns giving forward Sophia Smith a contract extension. Plus, trades in the NWSL between Gotham and Houston as well as OL Reign and Angel C...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman roll out the third episode of their Title IX Tuesday Series. This June celebrates the 50th anniversary of the passing of Title IX - a federal civil rights law passed in 1972 prohibiting sex-based discrimination in any school or other educational program that receives funding from the federal government. Sandra and Lisa welcome Tennis star Katrina Adams to the show to...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman preview the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup. They discuss the rule breakdown, how this year’s competition is different from the first two years, the group breakdown between East, West and Central regions (5:36). They discuss the tiebreakers, the schedule and everything you need to know about the competition setup. Then Sandra and Lisa run through Winners and Losers of the Cha...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman welcome Washington Spirit midfielder and NWSL PA President Tori Huster to the show. They discuss the latest news in the NWSL - the hiring of the newest league commissioner Jessica Berman and why Berman was hired (4:56). Tori discusses which players were on the search committee alongside Tori, the process for interviewing, questioning and ultimately hiring the newest c...

The NWSL announced today the hiring of new commissioner Jessica Berman. Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman give their initial thoughts and reactions to the announcement (1:14). Berman comes to the NWSL after two and a half years as an executive with the National Lacrosse League. She starts her four-year term as commissioner on April 20, midway through the 2022 Challenge Cup. In the second half of the e...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman run through the latest news around the world of women’s soccer. They start by honoring the late Katie Meyer, Stanford goalkeeper. From the FA WSL, Arsenal forward Vivianne Miedema reaches 100 goals in the FA WASL. U.S. Soccer reelects Cindy Parlow Cone as President, Manchester City are the 2022 Conti Cup Winners after defeating Chelsea 3-1 and NWSL signs a deal with D...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman roll out the second episode of their Title IX Tuesday Series. This June celebrates the 50th anniversary of the passing of Title IX - a federal civil rights law passed in 1972 prohibiting sex-based discrimination in any school or other educational program that receives funding from the federal government. Sandra and Lisa welcome WNBA star and New York Liberty head coac...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman discuss the latest news and notes in the world of women’s soccer. The United States National Team announces a pair of friendlies in April versus Uzbekistan, one in Columbus, OH, and one in Philadelphia, PA. They discuss the competition level of #45 ranked Uzbekistan and what this means for the roster and the federation. Then, Sandra and Lisa discuss the latest preseas...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman prepare for the 2022 NWSL Season with a full Washington Spirit preview (2:34). Washington welcomes 2021 interim head coach and NWSL Champion coach Kris Ward to the helm as well as Y. Michele Kang as the full acting owner of the Spirit. Sandra and Lisa discuss what this means for the club having Ward and Kang as the leaders both on and off the pitch. This offseason for...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman prepare for the 2022 NWSL Season with a full San Diego Wave FC preview. One of the two newest expansion clubs in the NWSL starts their inaugural season with a coach familiar with new clubs, Casey Stoney will lead the Wave in 2022 along with Molly Downtain as GM and Richard Gunny as the First Assistant. Sandra and Lisa run through the off-season signings for San Diego...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman roll out the first episode of their Title IX Tuesday Series. This June celebrates the 50th anniversary of the passing of Title IX - a federal civil rights law passed in 1972 prohibiting sex-based discrimination in any school or other educational program that receives funding from the federal government. Sandra and Lisa welcome USWNT midfielder Sam Mewis to the show to...