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Abigail Segel

@abigailsegel.bsky.social

Freelance writer. Women's soccer contributor for Defector. Editor for The IX Soccer and the Equalizer. Bylines in the Guardian, the Cutback, and the Montreal Gazette. Former Normal Gossip intern. She/her. More info at abigailsegel dot com

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Diana Moskovitz@dianamoskovitz.bsky.social · 6h ago

Documents obtained by @lesleyryder.bsky.social and myself show the NWSL has received eight complaints of sexual misconduct, sexual harassment, or retaliation this year. You can read more + see our source docs over at @defector.com The article free because it's based on public records:

Docs: NWSL Received Eight Sexual Misconduct, Sexual Harassment, Or Retaliation Complaints This Year | Defector

The NWSL received eight complaints about either sexual misconduct, sexual harassment, or retaliation during the first half of this year, according to documents obtained by Defector Media. The reports ...

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Joe Sonka 😐@joesonka.lpm.org · yesterday

.@racingloufc.com Racing Louisville star Savannah DeMelo has sued UofL Health & two physicians for negligence in failing to properly diagnose her heart condition before she suffered a cardiac arrest at a match in Seattle one year ago. UofL Health declined to comment on "pending litigation."

Abigail Segel@abigailsegel.bsky.social · yesterday

One could say that Leicy Santos is in the right spot defector.com/leicy-santos...

Leicy Santos Is In The Right Spot | Defector

The Boston Legacy is not known for being gentle. The expansion team has earned more yellow cards and committed more fouls than any other club in the NWSL this year. On Sunday, that didn’t matter for L...

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🏳️‍🌈Riss Willett 🩷💜💙@risswillett.bsky.social · yesterday

INBOX: 📥 The Washington Spirit and star midfielder Leicy Santos have agreed to a new contract, the club announced today, Santos inked a new one-year deal to extend her tenure with the Spirit through the 2027 season.

The IX Sports@theixsports.bsky.social · 2d ago

This week in @anniempeterson.bsky.social's Soccer Insider for The IX Sports she explains why anti-trans activists have chosen to target the Portland Thorns FC and women's sports bar the Sports Bra. Read: www.theixsports.com/newsletter/inclusion-is-the-path-to-equity-in-womens-sports/

Everyone Belongs | The IX Sports

Anti-trans activists have descended on Portland, targeting the Thorns and the Sports Bra. Why they chose Portland and what can be done.

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Abigail Segel@abigailsegel.bsky.social · 5d ago

One great season makes not a dynasty, but the possibility of the start of one. Ditching all the people that got you to that starting line will sabotage the race before it starts. Because brands don’t win trophies—people do. On the Kansas City Current: equalizersoccer.com/2026/09/11/t...

The Kansas City Current can’t rest on its laurels

The departure of former coach Vlatko Andonovski highlights doubts about the club's direction

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The IX Sports@theixsports.bsky.social · 6d ago

Pietra Tordin's MVP-caliber year may look like it came out of nowhere, but as @melinae07.bsky.social writes, it was hiding in plain sight. On how the attacker went from struggling to get minutes last year to a critical player for the Portland Thorns in 2026: www.theixsports.com/the-ix-socce...

Pietra Tordin's breakthrough season was hiding in plain sight | The IX Soccer

Thanks to her joy-oriented philosophy and having Sam Coffey as a role model, Pietra Tordin has had a fantastic sophomore season.

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Abigail Segel@abigailsegel.bsky.social · last wk.

"Sterling Point" is a brilliant and wonderfully Canadian show about growing up, friendship, romance, and, more than anything, sisterhood. I wrote a review: defector.com/summer-may-b...

Summer May Be Ending, But We’ll Always Have ‘Sterling Point’ | Defector

“I’m coming to the cottage,” Ilya Rozanov growled, and Canada has never been the same—at least the American film and TV industry’s depiction of it. The final episode of the first season of Heated Riva...

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Jeff Kassouf@jeffkassouf.bsky.social · 2w ago

Michelle Cooper's goal celebrations and Instagram posts have shone a public spotlight on the #NWSL's new footwear policy. The NWSL wants brands to pay players AND the league for exposure, or cover their logos. There's U.S. precedent, less in 🌎 soccer. What's the policy? And the tension points?

NWSL, players and brands face off: Should league get a cut of cleat sponsorship money?

NWSL players can no longer freely sign shoe sponsorships: the league wants a cut of the money, and it's turning into a showdown between brands, players and the NWSL.

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Abigail Segel@abigailsegel.bsky.social · 4w ago

Hats off to Tobin Heath, a singular player. I got to interview her & CP in December & it turned into one of my favorite stories I’ve ever written. “On the pitch, obviously, it was a really natural way for me to express myself ... creatively, emotionally, stylistically, kind of mentally as well."

Christen Press And Tobin Heath Want To Keep Up The Fight | Defector

SAN JOSE, Calif. — When the podcasters arrived, they bypassed the wide talk-show armchairs. Instead they sat at the edge of the stage, heads barely above the crowd of adoring fans in front of them, an...

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Taylor Vincent@tayvincent6.bsky.social · 4w ago

Tobin Heath gets her final bow in Providence Park

Owen Lewis@owensports.bsky.social · last mo.

Was talking with a writer friend today about how freelancers can appear to be thriving from the list of great publications in their bio and the 2-3 things they put out every week, and in reality they're not only making ~$30k/year but writing so much that they don't really have a route to making more

Abigail Segel@abigailsegel.bsky.social · last mo.

how will women support women now? defector.com/jessica-berm...

Jessica Berman Makes Her Priorities Clear | Defector

In the 74th minute of Angel City’s May 9 game against the Utah Royals, Angel City defender Savy King collapsed on the field. She was immediately tended to by medical staff, who performed chest compres...

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The Cut@thecut.com · last mo.

Guess that’s a wrap on the ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcaster’s foray into energy and protein drinks for now.

Abigail Segel@abigailsegel.bsky.social · last mo.

Many of the same culprits of the NWSL's transphobia flare-up in November are gleefully stoking the WNBA's current crisis. There's a lot to learn from Sarah Gorden & Angelina Anderson's responses then, and Brianna Turner & Cheryl Reeve's responses now. Both leagues need to follow suit.

The Anti-Trans Grifters Are Coming For The NWSL | Defector

In July, the Guardian reported that the NWSL had quietly allowed its policy on the participation of transgender players, established in 2021, to expire. The scrapped policy used the testosterone level...

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Diana Moskovitz@dianamoskovitz.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The right got a big win when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld states banning trans girls from women's sports. What's next? Over at @defector.com, I dig into their plan for essentially winding down competitive women's sports and Title IX — think of it as make women's sports girly again. Gift link:

Is The Right's Next Project Make Women's Sports Girly Again? | Defector

Within a few weeks of the country’s highest court giving states permission to ban trans girls from nearly all school sports, the influential right wing think tank The Heritage Foundation made clear it...

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Abigail Segel@abigailsegel.bsky.social · 2mo ago

It's been a thrill to watch Leicy Santos's midfielding activities this season. She's taken on the Washington Spirit's no. 10 role with aplomb—that volley goal against NC was just the cherry on top. defector.com/leicy-santos...

Leicy Santos Is In The Right Spot | Defector

The Boston Legacy is not known for being gentle. The expansion team has earned more yellow cards and committed more fouls than any other club in the NWSL this year. On Sunday, that didn’t matter for L...

defector.com