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From World Cup to NWSL: What’s beyond greatness?
The tagline of this World Cup was “Beyond Greatness,” and I guess you could take that two ways: something that achieves a level that’s greater than great or the idea of what lies beyond the ultimate achievement.
The first… does not make much sense. But the second defines where we are right now. We just witnessed what many — from players to fans to FIFA president Gianni Infantino — called the greatest Women’s World Cup yet. Colombia and Linda Caicedo had a statement win against Alexandra Popp and the Germany giants. The Matildas won over Australian hearts with their run to the semifinals. We saw first-time Women’s World Cup participants Morocco make it out of the group stage and England battle injury adversity. We saw the mighty USWNT fall in the round of 16. With every first game for a nation, first goal, first win, the emotion and intensity were there. And the soccer was just plain good.
So what’s Beyond Greatness?
For starters, FIFA needs to pay the…
