Lindsay Gibbs

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Lindsay Gibbs is a reporter at ThinkProgress and co-host of Burn It All Down, a podcast about sports and feminism.

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A kiss from a Spanish soccer official threatened to steal the spotlight from the nation’s Women’s World Cup victory. Before this, some players refused to play for the coach.

Women’s World Cup win for Spain is marred by kiss, coach issue

A kiss from a Spanish soccer official threatened to steal the spotlight from the nation’s Women’s World Cup victory. Before this, some players refused to play for the coach.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team is now in the final 16 of this year's World Cup. But the usually dominant squad is looking shakier than most people expected.

How will USWNT fare in World Cup knockout stage?

The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team is now in the final 16 of this year's World Cup. But the usually dominant squad is looking shakier than most people expected.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The U.S. men’s and women’s soccer teams will split pay and prize money in a groundbreaking new collective bargaining agreement with the U.S. Soccer Federation.

Pay equity for US women’s soccer: Could it influence other sports?

The U.S. men’s and women’s soccer teams will split pay and prize money in a groundbreaking new collective bargaining agreement with the U.S. Soccer Federation.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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