The Equalizer Podcast

Dan Lauletta, Chelsey Bush and John Halloran share their top women's soccer memories of all time. What's your favorite women's soccer moment? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Lauletta, Chelsey Bush and John Halloran share their women's soccer origins and hear from fans about when they first started following the sport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Building off of Jeff Kassouf's recent interview with new National Women's Soccer League commissioner Lisa Baird — in which Baird discusses how the league is handling the COVID-19 pandemic, and speaks to a possible return to play at the end of June — Jeff and Dan Lauletta look at what the NWSL season could look like, and what the one-year delay to the Olympics means for the United States women's na...

We're living in strange times, no doubt. The National Women's Soccer League season is delayed to a date unknown and the Olympics have been postponed to 2021 (news which dropped after the recording of this podcast). Jeff Kassouf and Dan Lauletta discuss the NWSL season, as well Australia's W-League deciding to play its championship match with no fans. They invite you to join this casual chat as we...

This wasn't how we expected to celebrate Episode No. 100, but this is our world right now. The U.S. women's national team won the SheBelieves Cup and protested the U.S. Soccer Federation at the same time. Carlos Cordeiro stepped down the next day, and U.S. Soccer has canceled upcoming games due to the COVID-19 outbreak. And what will happen with the National Women's Soccer League season? Dan Laule...

We're in the middle of the SheBelieves Cup and that means a whole lot of United States women's national team analysis. Jeff Kassouf and Dan Lauletta come to you from Red Bull Arena (until they get abruptly kicked out) with thoughts on the U.S.' first two games — including the quality of each opponent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lisa Baird is the new commissioner of the National Women's Soccer League, and she brings an extensive marketing background from her days at the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and the NFL, among other organizations. This week, Chelsey Bush, John Halloran and Dan Lauletta discuss first impressions of Baird, why the NWSL is in need of both direction and a face of the league, and what...

The National Women's Soccer League released the list of 2020 federation players (those paid by U.S. Soccer or Canada Soccer), and while there were few changes to speak of, the list is never short on intrigue for the window it gives us into some of the politics and processes of U.S. Soccer, in particular. This week, Dan Lauletta, Chelsey Bush and John Halloran discuss those decisions, as well as Vl...

This week, attorney and writer Kelsey Trainor joins Dan Lauletta and Chelsey Bush to discuss where the United States women's national team's lawsuit stands right now and what's ahead. Kelsey takes your questions from social media and explains the latest in this ongoing saga between the World Cup champions and the United States Soccer Federation. She expands upon some of her thoughts from previous...

Who is the most irreplaceable player on the United States women's national team? And which player who isn't seen as a regular starter should be? The truth is, the U.S. is so deep that there are many correct answers to most questions. This week, Chelsey Bush and Dan Lauletta debate all that in the context of another U.S. triumph in a Concacaf tournament, this time in Olympic qualifying. After booki...

Tori Huster has played for the Washington Spirit since the team's first kick of a ball in the National Women's Soccer League in 2013. She's among a very rare group of players — particularly those not on the U.S. national team — to have stayed with the same club throughout the entirety of the NWSL. Huster recently joined EQZ founder Jeff Kassouf to discuss her journey through the ups and downs of t...

Concacaf Olympic qualifying thus far has been as predictable as you could have imagined. Dan Lauletta, John Halloran and Rachael Kriger analyze the United States' games thus far and whether there's any shot at all that a team other than Canada and the U.S. will qualify for the Olympics out of this region. In segment two, they discuss Christine Sinclair finally setting the all-time international sc...

Sky Blue FC has undergone an immense makeover on and off the field. A year after their top two National Women's Soccer League draft picks declined to play for them, they were the talk of the league on 2020 draft day, acquiring United States international Mallory Pugh via trade. Off the field, Sky Blue's move to Red Bull Arena fully ushers in a new, more professional era for the team. General manag...

This is an economics podcast now. This week, Dan, Chelsey, and John break down what we thought we knew about NWSL allocation money, what we know now, and how that could equally rev the league up and spell disaster for a certain number of teams. Assets! Fees! Long-term appreciation! They also talk through the Olympic Qualifying USWNT roster, and answer your questions. Learn more about your ad choic...

Laura Harvey is the new coach of the United States Under-20 women's national team. She topped by Podcast Row at the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Baltimore to talk to us about why she took that job and left Utah Royals FC somewhat abruptly after two seasons in charge. She also discusses that in the context of missing out on the U.S. senior team job, and why she wanted to still work with Vlat...

Chelsey Bush and Dan Lauletta come to you from Podcast Row at the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Baltimore for this week's episode. They discuss the 2020 National Women's Soccer League College Draft, which saw the entire first round of draft picks moved around in a flurry of trades made even more confusing by mysterious amounts of allocation money. Chaos! They discuss which teams got better o...

The new year finally brought an active trade market in the National Women's Soccer League. Chelsey Bush, John Halloran and Dan Lauletta discuss all the biggest trades from the first full week of the new year, plus some of the coaching movement that came along with them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Whew! So a lot has happened on the first Monday of 2020. Catch our first episode of the new year to hear discussions on what the feeling surrounding the league was as it pulled out of a holiday slumber. This week, Dan and Chelsey talk through Laura Harvey leaving Utah to once again try her hand at a role with U.S. Soccer. They also discuss the USWNT January Camp roster, and what Vlatko Andonovski...

Well folks, it's the end of the calendar year, and time to reminisce. 2019 saw the U.S. Women's National Team defending their World Cup title in grand fashion, the North Carolina Courage defending their NWSL title in grand fashion, and a whole lot of soccer in between. Come join us as we talk through the good, the bad, and the ugly of women's soccer over the past 12 months. Learn more about your a...

Stanford won the 2019 NCAA championship on Sunday, defeating North Carolina in a sudden-death penalty-kick shootout after a scoreless game through regulation and extra time. The victory was Stanford's second in three years and third of the decade. It was the second straight year in which North Carolina fell in the College Cup final. The Tar Heels last won the national title in 2012. John Halloran...

The OL Groupe, which owns Olympique Lyonnais, is in exclusive negotiations to become the majority owner of the National Women's Soccer League's Reign FC. What does that mean for the Reign? And is this truly overwhelmingly good news, or are there reasons for caution for both the club and the league? Dan Lauletta and Chelsey Bush discuss on Episode 87 of the pod. In the second segment, Dan and Chels...

United States women's national team coach Dawn Scott is leaving the program after a decade to return to her home country and take over a similar role with the FA and England's women's national team programs. What does that mean for the U.S. as Vlatko Andonovski begins his tenure as head coach? And is this another chapter in a growing rivalry with England? Dan Lauletta and Rachael McKriger discuss...

The National Women's Soccer League season is over and the United States women's national team is done playing in 2019. Slow season, right? Not quite. Expansion news for 2020 still remains strangely TBD, and now there's news of a potential competitor top-flight league beginning play in 2021. What the heck is this? Probably the start of a really bizarre offseason. Dan Lauletta and John Halloran answ...

With their 3-2 victory over Sweden on Thursday, the U.S. Women's National Team opened up a new chapter in their history, under the guidance of new coach (and old friend) Vlatko Andonovski. This week, Chelsey Bush and John Halloran sat down to talk results, tactics, and that ever elusive roster bubble going into 2020. They also answered your questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas...

Vlatko Andonovski is officially the new head coach of the U.S. women's national team, and the National Women's Soccer League has unveiled a $300,000-per-team allocation initiative to attract top world talent to the league. Oh, and on the same day as the NWSL's announcement, MVP Sam Kerr told the Chicago Red Stars that she was leaving for Europe. Buckle up, people! The winter months won't feature a...