Is the NWSL prepared for bad-faith attacks on its league or the targeting of specific players?
It’s a question I considered when I asked commissioner Jessica Berman ahead of the NWSL championship whether the league was prepared to support players during the incoming presidential administration, after an election cycle that had often fixated on the “protection of women’s sports.”
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Berman said the league was “going to continually live by our values and support everyone in our ecosystem,” including fans, players and employees.
“We’re committed to ensuring that our players and our staff get all of their needs met, whether that’s health care, other protections around mental health — any support that anyone
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