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Each year, the National Women’s Soccer League Draft serves as the unofficial start to the new season. Its position on the calendar in the first weeks of January helps with that designation, but like the New Year itself, the draft offers hope of new beginnings to teams and the league at large.
Friday’s NWSL Draft in Anaheim, Calif., kicks off a busy 2024 in women’s soccer. The NWSL continues to be in a transformative era, the United States women’s national team is at its most crucial inflection point so far as Emma Hayes enters the scene, and the 2027 World Cup host will be decided. Oh, and there’s an Olympics to be played, on top of several confederation trophies on the line.
Women’s soccer is truly in a place where each year feels bigger than the one that just ended. With that in mind, these are the major stories to watch in 2024, with a specific lens on the United States.
The USWNT’s new era under Emma Hayes
How drastic will change be under Emma Hayes? Will a full overhaul of…
