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As the first expansion team under National Women’s Soccer League Commissioner Jessica Berman, the Utah Royals spent a majority of their time at the bottom of the NWSL table until a sudden shift occurred that brought them to tenth place.
“I’ve had former teammates or friends on other teams who have said, ‘You guys look like a completely different team,’ and I think we’re going to be next year as well,” defender Madison Pogarch told The Equalizer. “There’s more people interested in coming to Utah and who are asking about it. Six months ago, people were wondering about us but now, they want to come here. I think even from that perspective, you’ve been able to see it on the pitch as well but I think we all know that next year, the standards that we’re setting for ourselves are almost tenfold from what we were meeting.”
A rundown of the season
Although the Royals lost their season home opener with a 2-0 result against the Chicago Red Stars, their second game…
