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Minnesotan Amber O’Connor Continues Rise Through Referee Ranks
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Minnesotan Amber O’Connor Continues Rise Through Referee RanksOf the roughly 100 national referees in the U.S. Soccer Federation’s (USSF) program, 11 are women. When Bibiana Steinhaus draws the whistle to her lips at the start of next season’s Bundesliga, she will be the first woman to take charge in a major league. One Minnesota woman, Amber O’Connor, is making her own inroads into…
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Minnesota Women’s Soccer League Gives All Women a Chance to Play the Game
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Minnesota Women’s Soccer League Gives All Women a Chance to Play the GameWhile much of the writing dedicated to covering American soccer has been devoted to watching the shifting landscape of its leagues, the stability and instability of the pyramid, and the teams that jockey for optimal position within that pyramid, there is a league in Minnesota that has been humming consistently and growing exponentially since it…